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#111

Inkling Small

Thinkingmachines Release: 2026-08-01 Tested on: 2026-08-01 13:00 thinkingmachines/inkling-small::medium
276B total (12B active)MoEClosed
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Summary

Inkling Small scores 6.6 on AI BENCHY and ranks #111. It has 10.0 reliability, a 56.1% pass rate, $0.117 total cost, and 6.27s average response time.

What makes Inkling Small unique: It stands out most in Coding, where it ranks #4, while Instructions following is its weakest area at #17.

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

6.6

Consistency

8.6

Reliability

10.0

Total Cost (Current Price)

$0.117

Total Output Tokens

55,321

Total Input Tokens

100,246

Input Price

$0.500 / 1M

Output Price

$1.200 / 1M

Tests Correct

Wrong Tests: 12

Attempt pass rate: 56.1%

Flaky tests

4

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

Response Time (avg)

6.27s

Response Time (max): 17.26s

Response Time (total): 138.02s

Wrong answer: 6 Did not follow instructions: 4 Invalid tool call: 2

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#111 Thinking Machines: Inkling Small

medium
Cost
$0.003
Time
13.4s
Tokens
1,753 tok

Run history

Tested on Score Reliability Tests Correct Total Cost Compare
2026-08-14 03:57 Re-test 6.6 10.0 $0.113 ↓ Compare
2026-08-01 13:00 Initial run 6.6 10.0 $0.117 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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Category Breakdown

Category Score Consistency Tests Correct
Anti-AI Tricks 10.0 10.0
Coding 7.8 10.0
Combined 3.8 5.8
Data parsing and extraction 10.0 10.0
Domain specific 3.6 7.2
General Intelligence 5.3 10.0
Instructions following 8.5 6.8
Puzzle Solving 5.8 7.7
Tool Calling 3.0 10.0
Trivia 3.0 10.0

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