Thinking Machines
Inkling Small
Compact Inkling variant for fast, cheap inference.
Intelligence
41.7 #409
AAQI 40.0
Output Speed
130 t/s
TTFT 1.58 s · ITL 7.7 ms/tok
Blended price (3:1)
$0.525 /1M
In $0.3/M · Out $1.2/M
Context
524K
≈ 1,310 A4 pages · max out 8,192
Quality Domain Radar
6-Axis Frontier Evaluation vs Category Average & Flagship
Inkling Small
Claude Mythos Preview (#1)
Average (68)
Radar axes are approximated from category scores where direct benchmark measurements are missing — see Methodology.
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Model Details
Release date
Jul 29, 2026
Parameters
Not disclosed
License
Proprietary
Context Window
524,000 tokens
Input Price
$0.3/M
Output Price
$1.2/M
Output Speed
130 t/s
Time to First Token
1.58 s
Estimated monthly bill
Estimated monthly spend
$0.00
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@misc{llmpodium2026inklingsmall,
title = {Benchmark Analysis and Intelligence Evaluation of Inkling Small},
author = {LLMPodium Research},
year = {2026},
url = {https://llmpodium.com/models/inkling-small}
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