Last refreshed 2026-11-10. Next refresh: weekly.
Why use Inkling 2 Small on OpenRouter?
OpenRouter offers Inkling 2 Small with free input token pricing. OpenRouter is a multi-provider LLM aggregator offering unified API access to 300+ models from all major labs and emerging providers, with automatic failover for reliability.
Compare Inkling 2 Small across 2 providers to find the best fit for your use caseInput / 1M
Free
Output / 1M
Free
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model: thinkingmachines/inkling-2-small:freeModel ID
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thinkingmachines/inkling-2-small:free.Gotchas
- Use provider model ID "thinkingmachines/inkling-2-small:free", not the LLMReference slug "inkling-2-small".
Compare Inkling 2 Small Across Providers
| Provider | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) |
|---|---|---|
| Tinker | $0.30 | $1.00 |
| OpenRouter | Free | Free |
Pricing
| Type | Price (per 1M) |
|---|---|
| Input tokens | Free |
| Output tokens | Free |
Capabilities
VisionMultimodalReasoningJSON / Tool useFine-tuning
About Inkling 2 Small
Inkling 2 Small is Thinking Machines Lab's first second-generation Inkling model, released November 5, 2026. It is a 594B-total / 17B-active MoE for text and image inputs with controllable reasoning effort. It is available for inference and fine-tuning on Tinker; downloadable weights are closed at launch.
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Model Specs
Released2026-11-05
Parameters594B (17B active)
Context1M
ArchitectureMixture of Experts