Inkling 2 Small vs Qwen2 72B Instruct
Inkling 2 Small leads the LLM Stats Score 47.1 to 5.2.
Thinking Machines Lab · Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team · Updated for 2026
Which is better?
Inkling 2 Small leads the overall LLM Stats Score 47.1 to 5.2, ranking #41 overall.
In the 1 individual benchmarks reported for both models, Inkling 2 Small wins 1; this is a narrower head-to-head signal than the composite indexes.
Based on current LLM Stats indexes, shared benchmarks, pricing, and model metadata for 2026.
Choose Inkling 2 Small
- overall performance matters — it scores 47.1 and ranks #41 on LLM Stats
- your work emphasizes reasoning and coding — it leads those capability indexes
- you value its reported benchmark strengths — it wins 1 of 1 exact shared results
- you want the most recent training data — it shipped Nov 2026
Choose Qwen2 72B Instruct
- you need open weights you can self-host or fine-tune
At a glance
The differences that matter most.
Individual benchmarks
11 reported for Inkling 2 Small · 17 for Qwen2 72B Instruct
Inkling 2 Small outperforms in 1 benchmarks (GPQA), while Qwen2 72B Instruct is better at 0 benchmarks.
Inkling 2 Small significantly outperforms across most benchmarks.
Human preference
Blind head-to-head votes and playground preference scores
Model Size
Parameter count comparison
Inkling 2 Small has 522.0B more parameters than Qwen2 72B Instruct, making it 725.0% larger.
Context Window
Maximum input and output token capacity
Only Inkling 2 Small specifies input context (256,000 tokens).
Input capabilities
Documented input modalities across available providers
Inkling 2 Small supports multimodal inputs, whereas Qwen2 72B Instruct does not.
Inkling 2 Small can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.
Inkling 2 Small
Qwen2 72B Instruct
License
Usage and distribution terms
Inkling 2 Small is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen2 72B Instruct uses tongyi-qianwen.
License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.
Proprietary
Closed source
tongyi-qianwen
Open weights
Release Timeline
When each model was launched
Inkling 2 Small was released on 2026-11-05, while Qwen2 72B Instruct was released on 2024-07-23.
Inkling 2 Small is 28 months newer than Qwen2 72B Instruct.
Nov 5, 2026
4 days ago
2.3yr newerJul 23, 2024
2.3 years ago
Knowledge Cutoff
When training data ends
Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.
Unable to compare the recency of their training data.
Outputs Comparison
Judge for yourself.
Run your own prompts against Inkling 2 Small and Qwen2 72B Instruct side-by-side, then vote on the output you prefer.
FAQ
Common questions about Inkling 2 Small vs Qwen2 72B Instruct.