NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra vs Thinking Machines: Inkling Small
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra vs Thinking Machines: Inkling Small: compare current API pricing, context, provider routes, privacy, p50 latency, and OpenAI-compatible access.
Practical read
Monthly evidenceThinking Machines: Inkling Small has the lower cheapest prompt+completion route on TrustedRouter. NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra has more provider fallback routes, while Thinking Machines: Inkling Small has the larger context window. Current TrustedRouter probes show NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra with the lower p50 TTFT.
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.
nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55bthinkingmachines/inkling-small
NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra routes
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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.
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.trustedrouter.com/v1",
api_key="sk-tr-v1-..."
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b",
messages=messages,
)
Questions
Which should I use, NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra or Thinking Machines: Inkling Small?
Thinking Machines: Inkling Small has the lower cheapest prompt+completion route on TrustedRouter. NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra has more provider fallback routes, while Thinking Machines: Inkling Small has the larger context window. Current TrustedRouter probes show NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra with the lower p50 TTFT.
Is NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra or Thinking Machines: Inkling Small cheaper?
The current cheapest TrustedRouter route is $2.79575/1M for NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra and $1.5825/1M for Thinking Machines: Inkling Small. The comparison uses current catalog prices and updates as provider pricing changes.
Is NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra or Thinking Machines: Inkling Small faster?
Current measured p50 time to first token is 1108 ms for NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra and 1484 ms for Thinking Machines: Inkling Small. These are routed probe measurements, not vendor-advertised speeds, and update as new samples arrive.
Can I test NVIDIA: Nemotron 3 Ultra and Thinking Machines: Inkling Small with the same API?
Yes. Use the same OpenAI-compatible TrustedRouter base URL and API key, then change only the model id between nvidia/nemotron-3-ultra-550b-a55b and thinkingmachines/inkling-small. This makes side-by-side evals possible without maintaining two provider integrations.