LLMS • CURATED • UPDATED NOV 7, 2026

Inkling 2 Small

Thinking Machines’ second-generation model for visual coding and customization
Price
Paid
API
Yes
Weights
No

Released November 5, 2026, Inkling 2 Small accepts text and images and produces text. Thinking Machines reports a 594B-parameter mixture of experts with 17B active per token and adjustable reasoning effort. Inference and fine-tuning are available through Tinker.

A new option to evaluate for visual development and custom-model workflows. Its launch availability should not be confused with the planned weight release.

Pricing Paid
Platforms web, api
API Yes
Open Source No
Modalities LLMs, Multimodal Reasoning
Best For Visual coding experiments, Fine-tuning through Tinker
Date Added 2026-11-07
  • ✓Image input
  • ✓Adjustable reasoning effort
  • ⚠Weights are closed at launch; Apache 2.0 release is planned after external safety testing, not yet available.
  • ⚠No audio input.
  • ⚠We have not run an independent evaluation.

Try Tinker Playground or consult the Tinker documentation for inference and training access. Check current usage charges before starting a run.

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Is Inkling 2 Small free?

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No, Inkling 2 Small requires a paid subscription.

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Does Inkling 2 Small have an API?

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Yes, Inkling 2 Small offers an API for programmatic integration.

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What is Inkling 2 Small best for?

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Inkling 2 Small is best for Visual coding experiments, Fine-tuning through Tinker. Released November 5, 2026, Inkling 2 Small accepts text and images and produces text. A new option to evaluate for visual development and custom-model workflows. Its launch availability should not be confused with the planned weight release.

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What platforms does Inkling 2 Small support?

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Inkling 2 Small supports web, api.

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Is Inkling 2 Small open source?

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No, Inkling 2 Small is not open source.

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How do I get started with Inkling 2 Small?

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Try Tinker Playground or consult the Tinker documentation for inference and training access. Check current usage charges before starting a run.

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How do I use Inkling 2 Small?

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Inkling 2 Small is a large language model for text generation, analysis, and conversation. Access through the web interface. Enter prompts or questions to get responses. It excels at image input.

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A useful first Inkling 2 Small evaluation

Choose a repository task whose result you can check yourself: fix a filter, explain a failing test or adjust a view at one screen size. Save the starting commit and define allowed files, tool access and a stopping point.

For a visual task, provide an image with one clearly marked problem and ask for a small revision. Review the diff and inspect the same view afterwards. Record follow-up requests, manual corrections and usage charges rather than judging only the completion message.

The launch announcement describes closed weights with a later release planned. Treat availability as something to verify at the official source. Our evaluation guide is a proposed workflow, not a published benchmark result.