Inkling Small
Inkling Small is an open-weight multimodal mixture-of-experts model from Thinking Machines Lab, with 12B active parameters out of 276B total. It is positioned as the smaller, more efficient member of...
Updated 2 h ago · first seen 11 Sept 2026
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- Context
- 1M tokens
- T2 · 2 h ago
- Released
- 30 Jul 2026
- T2 · 4 h ago
Specification
- Release date
- 30 Jul 2026
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 4 h agomedium
- Openness
- open-weights
Source:Artificial AnalysisT2observed 2 h agomedium
- Context window
- 1M tokens
Source:Artificial AnalysisT2observed 2 h agomedium
- Max output
- 262.1K tokens
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 4 h agomedium
- Modalities
- audio, image, text
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 4 h agomedium
- Input modalities
- audio, image, text
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 4 h agomedium
- Output modalities
- text
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 4 h agomedium
- Hugging Face repo
- thinkingmachines/Inkling-Small
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 4 h agomedium
- Aa median output tokens per second
- 150.8
Source:Artificial AnalysisT2observed 2 h agomedium
- Openrouter id
- thinkingmachines/inkling-small
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 4 h agomedium
- Supported parameters
- frequency_penalty, include_reasoning, logit_bias, logprobs, max_tokens, min_p, presence_penalty, reasoning, reasoning_effort, repetition_penalty, seed, stop, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_logprobs, top_p
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 4 h agomedium
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Provenance
Attributed facts
16
Source tiers
T216
Freshest observation
2 h ago
Conflicts
None
Modalities
- Modalities
- audioimagetext
- Input
- audioimagetext
- Output
- text
Capabilities
Tool calling
Yes
OpenRouter public model & pricing listing · T2
Structured output
No
OpenRouter public model & pricing listing · T2
Reasoning
Yes
OpenRouter public model & pricing listing · T2
Vision
Yes
OpenRouter public model & pricing listing · T2
Audio
Unavailable
Fine-tuning available
Unavailable
- Context window
- 1M tokens
Source:Artificial AnalysisT2observed 2 h agomedium
- Max output
- 262.1K tokens
Source:OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2observed 4 h agomedium
| Benchmark | Score | Metric | Config | Evaluated | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index | 26.09 | index | aa_slug=inkling-small · version=4.3 · estimated=false | — | artificialanalysis.aiT2 |
| GPQA | 89.49% | accuracy | aa_slug=inkling-small · variant=GPQA Diamond · evaluator=Artificial Analysis · index_version=4.3 | — | artificialanalysis.aiT2 |
| Humanity's Last Exam | 33.32% | accuracy | aa_slug=inkling-small · evaluator=Artificial Analysis · index_version=4.3 | — | artificialanalysis.aiT2 |
| MMMU-Pro | 74.05% | accuracy | aa_slug=inkling-small · evaluator=Artificial Analysis · index_version=4.3 | — | artificialanalysis.aiT2 |
| SciCode | 49.65% | accuracy | aa_slug=inkling-small · evaluator=Artificial Analysis · index_version=4.3 | — | artificialanalysis.aiT2 |
| Terminal-Bench | 1.01% | accuracy | aa_slug=inkling-small · variant=v4.0 · evaluator=Artificial Analysis · index_version=4.3 | — | artificialanalysis.aiT2 |
| Terminal-Bench | 55.06% | accuracy | aa_slug=inkling-small · variant=v2.1 · evaluator=Artificial Analysis · index_version=4.3 | — | artificialanalysis.aiT2 |
Scores are reported as published, with their evaluation configuration (harness, prompting, judge). Results with different configs are not directly comparable — see methodology.
Current prices
| Provider | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Cached in | Batch in / out | Context | Observed | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouterthinkingmachines/inkling-small:free | $0 | $0 | — | — | 1.05M | 2 h ago | openrouter.aiT2 |
| OpenRouterthinkingmachines/inkling-small | $0.45 | $1.2 | $0.10 | — | 524.3K | 2 h ago | openrouter.aiT2 |
| OpenRouterthinkingmachines/inkling-small:batch | $0.50 | $1.2 | $0.10 | — | 524.3K | 2 h ago | openrouter.aiT2 |
USD per 1M tokens as published by each provider (USD). Rows are append-only: every change is kept in the history below.
Available through 1
Price history
Input price · USD / 1M tokens
Output price · USD / 1M tokens
- OpenRouter
No hardware estimate available
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Descendants 0
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Claim history
Release daterelease_date1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Jul 2026 | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Opennessopenness1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| open-weights | → current | current | Artificial AnalysisT2 | medium | deterministic |
Context windowcontext_length2
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1M tokens | → current | current | Artificial AnalysisT2 | medium | deterministic |
| 1.05M tokens | → | superseded | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Max outputmax_output_tokens1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 262.1K tokens | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Modalitiesmodalities1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| audio, image, text | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Input modalitiesmodalities_input1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| audio, image, text | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Output modalitiesmodalities_output1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| text | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Hugging Face repohf_repo1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thinkingmachines/Inkling-Small | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Descriptiondescription1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkling Small is an open-weight multimodal mixture-of-experts model from Thinking Machines Lab, with 12B active parameters out of 276B total. It is positioned as the smaller, more efficient member of... | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Aa median output tokens per secondmetric.aa_median_output_tokens_per_second1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 150.8 | → current | current | Artificial AnalysisT2 | medium | deterministic |
Openrouter idopenrouter_id1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| thinkingmachines/inkling-small | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Reasoningreasoning1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Structured outputstructured_output1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Supported parameterssupported_parameters1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| frequency_penalty, include_reasoning, logit_bias, logprobs, max_tokens, min_p, presence_penalty, reasoning, reasoning_effort, repetition_penalty, seed, stop, temperature, tool_choice, tools, top_k, top_logprobs, top_p | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Tool callingtool_calling1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Visionvision1
| Value | Valid from → to | Status | Source | Confidence | Extractor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yes | → current | current | OpenRouter public model & pricing listingT2 | medium | deterministic |
Claims are temporal and append-only: a new observation closes the previous claim (valid_to) instead of overwriting it. Conflicting claims from different sources are kept side by side and flagged — never averaged. Methodology →
Inkling Small scores 55.06% on Terminal-Bench
artificial_analysisInkling Small scores 1.01% on Terminal-Bench
artificial_analysisInkling Small scores 74.05% on MMMU-Pro
artificial_analysisInkling Small scores 49.65% on SciCode
artificial_analysisInkling Small scores 33.32% on Humanity's Last Exam
artificial_analysisInkling Small scores 89.49% on GPQA
artificial_analysisInkling Small scores 26.09 on Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
artificial_analysisInkling Small: context length changed from 1048576 to 1000000
Context window1.05M tokens→1M tokensartificial_analysisOpenRouter lists Inkling Small at $0 in / $0 out per 1M tokens
openrouterOpenRouter lists Inkling Small at $0.5 in / $1.2 out per 1M tokens
openrouterOpenRouter lists Inkling Small at $0.45 in / $1.2 out per 1M tokens
openrouter
| Source | Document | Type | Tier | Last observed | Snapshots |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial Analysis | artificialanalysis.ai/leaderboards/models | leaderboard | T2· Quality secondary | 2 h ago | 1 |
| OpenRouter public model & pricing listing | openrouter.ai/api/v1/models | catalogue | T2· Quality secondary | 2 h ago | 2 |
| Hugging Face Hub (public pages, model cards, papers) | huggingface.co/unsloth/Inkling-Small-GGUF | model_page | T2· Quality secondary | 3 h ago | 1 |
Tier 1 = official/primary, 2 = quality secondary, 3 = community, 4 = unverified. Every snapshot is archived; see all sources and the methodology.