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Inkling Small

Thinkingmachines Release: 2026-08-01 Tested on: 2026-08-01 13:02 thinkingmachines/inkling-small::high
276B total (12B active)MoEClosed
(high) (medium) (low) (none)

Summary

Inkling Small scores 8.4 on AI BENCHY and ranks #28. It has 10.0 reliability, a 69.7% pass rate, $0.416 total cost, and 31.70s average response time.

What makes Inkling Small unique: It stands out most in Domain specific, where it ranks #4, while Puzzle Solving is its weakest area at #18. Its total benchmark cost is unusually low for its score range.

Model facts

Researched on 2026-08-12

Reported
Parameters
276B total (12B active)
Architecture
MoE
Availability
Closed
License
-

Exact Small weights were still pending at research time.

Parameter source Availability source

Score

8.4

Consistency

9.2

Reliability

10.0

Total Cost (Current Price)

$0.416

Total Output Tokens

310,388

Total Input Tokens

85,660

Input Price

$0.500 / 1M

Output Price

$1.200 / 1M

Tests Correct

Wrong Tests: 8

Attempt pass rate: 69.7%

Flaky tests

2

Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).

Response Time (avg)

31.70s

Response Time (max): 122.60s

Response Time (total): 697.30s

Wrong answer: 6 Did not follow instructions: 2

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#28 Thinking Machines: Inkling Small

high
Cost
$0.006
Time
34.7s
Tokens
4,735 tok

Run history

Tested on Score Reliability Tests Correct Total Cost Compare
2026-08-14 03:57 Re-test 8.4 10.0 $0.398 ↓ Compare
2026-08-01 13:02 Initial run 8.4 10.0 $0.416 Current run

Price History

Historical pricing data for this model from OpenRouter.

Date Input Price Output Price
2026-08-01 13:27 $0.500 / 1M $1.200 / 1M

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Total Output Tokens

Score vs Total Output Tokens

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Category Breakdown

Category Score Consistency Tests Correct
Anti-AI Tricks 10.0 10.0
Coding 10.0 10.0
Combined 9.9 10.0
Data parsing and extraction 10.0 10.0
Domain specific 5.3 10.0
General Intelligence 5.3 10.0
Instructions following 9.8 10.0
Puzzle Solving 4.8 4.4
Tool Calling 3.0 10.0
Trivia 3.0 10.0

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