# Inkling 2 Small

Model tracker · checked 2026-11-06 · https://dbggr.dev/models/inkling-2-small/

594B MoE model with 17B active for agentic coding, vision and fine-tuning on Tinker

Inkling 2 Small is a fast model from Thinking Machines Lab, released 5 November 2026. It's in preview. At Thinking Machines Lab it costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.00 per million output tokens, with a 262K-token context window.

- Made by: Thinking Machines Lab
- Released: 2026-11-05
- Status: Preview, new
- Tier: Fast
- Weights: Closed
- Context window: 262,144 tokens
- Input: text, image
- Docs: https://thinkingmachines.ai/news/inkling-2-small/

## Inkling 2 Small price at Thinking Machines Lab

US dollars per million tokens. Blended is 3 input tokens for every output token, one number to compare on.

| Provider | Input | Output | Cached input | Blended | Batch | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thinking Machines Lab | $0.30 | $1.00 | $0.03 | $0.475 | – | [2026-11-06](https://thinkingmachines.ai/tinker/pricing/) |

- Thinking Machines Lab: Tinker serverless inference, in beta; production use is by waitlist. Thinking Machines plans Apache 2.0 weights the week after launch, after external safety testing. Fine-tuning on Tinker is $1.50 per 1M training tokens at 64K context, $3.00 at 256K.

## Models like Inkling 2 Small

| Model | Input | Output | Context | Weights |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkling 2 Small | $0.30 | $1.00 | 262K | Closed |
| [Step 3.7 Flash](https://dbggr.dev/models/step-3-7-flash/) | $0.20 | $1.15 | 256K | Open |
| [DeepSeek V4.1 Flash](https://dbggr.dev/models/deepseek-v4-1-flash/) | $0.30 | $1.20 | 1M | Open |
| [Muse Glimmer 30B](https://dbggr.dev/models/muse-glimmer-30b/) | $0.30 | $1.20 | 131K | Open |
| [Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite](https://dbggr.dev/models/gemini-3-1-flash-lite/) | $0.25 | $1.50 | 1M | Closed |
| [GLM-5.3 FlashX](https://dbggr.dev/models/glm-5-3-flashx/) | $0.37 | $1.25 | 1M | Open |

## FAQ

### How much does Inkling 2 Small cost?

Inkling 2 Small costs $0.30 per million input tokens and $1.00 per million output tokens at Thinking Machines Lab, and $0.03 per million cached input tokens. Prices are list prices in US dollars, last checked 6 November 2026.

### What is Inkling 2 Small's context window?

Inkling 2 Small takes up to 262,144 tokens in one request.

### Is Inkling 2 Small open weight?

No. Inkling 2 Small is only available through Thinking Machines Lab's API; Thinking Machines Lab doesn't publish the weights.

### Where can I use Inkling 2 Small?

Inkling 2 Small is available from Thinking Machines Lab.