Open-weights small model scoring 31 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index. It competes well with the larger DeepSeek V4.1 Flash on several benchmarks, and the demos include a SimCity-style game and a PC emulator.
Inkling 2 Small
Open-weights multimodal MoE model (594B total, 17B active) from Thinking Machines, available via Tinker.
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Inkling 2 Small at a glance
- What is Inkling 2 Small?
- Inkling 2 Small is a model from Thinking Machines. Open-weights multimodal MoE model (594B total, 17B active) from Thinking Machines, available via Tinker.
- Who makes Inkling 2 Small?
- Inkling 2 Small is made by Thinking Machines.
- Does Inkling 2 Small work in the EU?
- Available in the EU. Thinking Machines' terms include a GDPR DPA with EU SCCs, and weights are planned under Apache 2.0 with no EU exclusion; no explicit EU data residency found, and the weights were not yet confirmed as released. Last verified 14 Nov 2026.
- How much does Inkling 2 Small cost?
- Pricing unknown. Pricing for Tinker access not given in the provided material. Weights reportedly to be free under Apache 2.0. Licence: Apache-2.0 (planned).
- Where was Inkling 2 Small shown?
- In 2 creator videos by Matthew Berman, AI Search. Most recently by Matthew Berman on 11 Nov 2026, at 11:43 in “Gemini Carbon, NVIDIA CEO AFFAIR, Fable 5.2, Meta Muse Ember, GPT Image 2.6, Minimax H3: AI NEWS”.
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Inkling 2 Small (also called Inkling Small) is a language model from Thinking Machines Lab. According to creator coverage, it is a mixture-of-experts model with about 594B total parameters and 17B active per token. It scores 31 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index and is reported to compete with the larger DeepSeek V4.1 Flash on several benchmarks.
Reported strengths are coding, visual understanding and long-running autonomous tasks, including autonomous AI research. Demos shown by creators include a SimCity-style game and a PC emulator. These claims come from YouTube commentary, not from official documentation provided here.
The model is reported to be available on Tinker, Thinking Machines' platform, with weights planned for release under Apache 2.0 shortly after launch. The exact release date, pricing and repository locations were not confirmed in the provided material, so the open-weights status should be verified once weights are published.
- Mixture-of-experts, ~594B total / 17B active parameters (per creator reports)
- Scores 31 on Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index
- Strong coding, visual understanding and long autonomous tasks
- Available on Tinker; Apache 2.0 weights planned
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594B MoE (17B active) model strong at coding, visual understanding and long autonomous tasks, including autonomous AI research. Available on Tinker; weights planned next week under Apache 2.
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