Thinking Machines Lab
1 model across 1 family · Latest: Inkling (2026-07)
Building collaborative AI aligned with human values.
Thinking Machines Lab's portfolio covers 1 active model across 1 current family, spanning rag, agents, and long context. Open a model detail page to compare provider routes and sourced benchmarks.
Covers 5 workload areas across 1 active tracked model; last verified 2026-07-15.
Use it for
- Teams evaluating rag, agents, and long context across this lab's releases
- Comparing model families before committing to a flagship
- Migration and pricing follow-ups across 1 tracked models
Do not use it for
- Choosing a hosting provider without opening a model page for price ladders
Active models
1
Current models from this lab, excluding deprecated ones
Active families
1
Current model families from this lab
Open catalog
1 open
1 open source / 0 open weights
Lowest output price
$4.05 /1M
Cheapest tracked output across active models, per 1M tokens
Latest dated release
2026-07-15
Inkling
Freshness
2026-07-15
Researched 12d ago
Information
Release cadence
Showing 1 recent dated release (full timeline below). Latest: Inkling (2026-07-15).
Where this lab wins
- RAG: 1 tracked model with ruler / needle retrieval benchmarks.
- Agentic: 1 tracked model with BFCL, tau-bench, and SWE-bench tool-use coverage.
- Long-context: 1 tracked model with context-token or InfiniteBench-class signal.
- Vision: 1 tracked model with multimodal benchmark coverage.
Flagship quality / price signal
Flagship: Inkling (best sourced coding quality-per-dollar in this portfolio).
Quality-per-dollar unavailable for this flagship — benchmark coverage or output token pricing is still missing.
Thinking Machines Lab is an American AI research lab founded in 2025. Building collaborative AI aligned with human values. Thinking Machines Lab ships 1 model family totaling 1 model, with the most recent release Inkling in 2026-07. Notable families include Inkling. Use it as a stable reference for lab background, release coverage, and follow-up model pages as they are added. View official API endpoints, benchmark performance, and coding/agent fit for every Thinking Machines Lab model.
About
Thinking Machines Lab is an AI research and product company founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati in February 2025. The company is focused on developing AI systems that are understandable, controllable, and aligned with human values. Its founding team includes notable AI researchers such as John Schulman (co-founder of OpenAI), Barret Zoph (former VP of Research at OpenAI), Bob McGrew (former Chief Research Officer at OpenAI), and Alec Radford. The company raised $2 billion in an early-stage funding round led by Andreessen Horowitz, with participation from Nvidia, AMD, Cisco, and Jane Street, at a valuation of $12 billion. Thinking Machines Lab launched Tinker, an API for fine-tuning open-weight language models, as its first product in October 2025. The company's research efforts include work on making AI model inference more deterministic and developing strong foundations for more capable AI systems.
Featured models
| Model | Released | Context | Input price ($/1M) | Output price ($/1M) | License | Openness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkling | 2026-07-15 | 1m | $1.87 | $4.68 | Apache 2.0 | Open source |
Model families
Recent releases
- Inkling- 2026-07-15
FAQ
Who founded Thinking Machines Lab and when?
Thinking Machines Lab was founded in 2025 and is associated with San Francisco, California, United States.
What models has Thinking Machines Lab released?
Thinking Machines Lab ships 1 model across 1 family: Inkling.
Is Thinking Machines Lab's technology open source?
All tracked models are released under Apache 2.0.
Where is Thinking Machines Lab headquartered?
Thinking Machines Lab is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.
What is Thinking Machines Lab known for?
Building collaborative AI aligned with human values. Its most prominent tracked family is Inkling.
How can I access Thinking Machines Lab's models?
Thinking Machines Lab's models are available via Baseten API and Tinker.
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Last reviewed: 2026-07-15. Data sourced from public lab announcements and provider documentation.