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Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B vs Thinking Machines: Inkling

Try both on us. Starter credit covers your first requests, then one key routes Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B and Inkling. Switch by changing the model name.

Compare routesProviders, price, context, and policy posture in one view.

Use auto when uptime mattersKeep a primary model and let fallback handle provider failures.

Same API shapeUse the OpenAI client and set the model you want.

Practical read

Monthly evidence

Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B has the lower published input-plus-output rate, more Credits provider routes and the larger context window. Thinking Machines: Inkling has the lower measured p50 time to first token.

$5.275/1MQwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B cheapest route

$5.32775/1MThinking Machines: Inkling cheapest route

1535 msQwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B fastest measured p50 TTFT via lyceum

1441 msThinking Machines: Inkling fastest measured p50 TTFT via thinkingmachines

The price comparison adds each route's rate for one million input tokens and one million output tokens; your cost depends on your input/output mix. Prices and live route measurements can change. Use the monthly reports when you need a stable evidence window, then run a small task-specific eval before choosing a production default.

Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95BThinking Machines: Inkling

Model idqwen/qwen3.8-2.4t-a95bthinkingmachines/inkling

Publisher Alibaba Cloud Model Studio Thinking Machines Lab

AI IQ IQ 123#32 IQ 107#88

Context1,000,000 tokens524,288 tokens

Credits provider routes63

Cheapest route$5.275/1M$5.32775/1M

Cached input$0.26375/1M to $0.66465/1M$0.17935/1M

Privacy posturehas ZDR routehas ZDR route

Fastest measured p50 TTFT1535 ms via lyceum1441 ms via thinkingmachines

Highest measured throughputnot enough datanot enough data

Recent route uptime range100.00%100.00%

Modes chat chat

Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B routes

Overview6 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

Thinking Machines: Inkling routes

Overview3 Credits routes
PricingInput, cached input, and output rates
ProvidersAll serving providers

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Production choice

Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.

TrustedRouter is useful when you know the model you want, but still need provider rollover, budget limits, usage records, and a prompt path you can verify.

OpenAI clientPython

client = OpenAI(
    base_url="https://api.trustedrouter.com/v1",
    api_key="sk-tr-v1-..."
)

response = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="qwen/qwen3.8-2.4t-a95b",
    messages=messages,
)

Questions

Which should I use, Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B or Thinking Machines: Inkling?

Is Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B or Thinking Machines: Inkling cheaper?

The current cheapest TrustedRouter route is $5.275/1M for Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B and $5.32775/1M for Thinking Machines: Inkling. The comparison uses current catalog prices and updates as provider pricing changes.

Is Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B or Thinking Machines: Inkling faster?

Current measured p50 time to first token is 1535 ms for Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B and 1441 ms for Thinking Machines: Inkling. These are routed probe measurements, not vendor-advertised speeds, and update as new samples arrive.

Can I test Qwen: Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B and Thinking Machines: Inkling with the same API?

Yes. Use the same OpenAI-compatible TrustedRouter base URL and API key, then change only the model id between qwen/qwen3.8-2.4t-a95b and thinkingmachines/inkling. This makes side-by-side evals possible without maintaining two provider integrations.