Thinking Machines Lab introduces Inkling 2 Small, its second-generation model, on November 5, 2026
Thinking Machines Lab introduced Inkling 2 Small, its second generation model, on November 5, 2026. The Mixture of Experts model has 594B total parameters and…
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Nov 6, 2026, 8:40 PM UTC
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Inkling 2 Small is a Mixture of Experts model with 594B total parameters and 17B active parameters. It supports image inputs and variable effort. Inkling 2 Small is initially available through Tinker with closed weights. Full weights are intended to be released under an Apache 2.0 license after external safety testing and red teaming. Inkling 2 Small achieves a score of 31 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, which Thinking Machines says far surpasses its previous models' scores on that index. The figure is self reported and is not a like for like identical evaluation comparison with a named rival. Inkling 2 Small natively supports image input but does not support audio, a change from previous Inkling models. Why it matters Current use of Inkling 2 Small requires access through Tinker rather than local self hosting, as the model is initially available with closed weights. Imag…