Thinking Machines debuts Inkling Small open source AI model nearing performance of predecessor at about 1/4 size

Just two weeks after Thinking Machines released Inkling, its first open source AI language model, the well-funded startup led by former OpenAI chief technology officer Mira Murati today introduced Inkling-Small without sacrificing much of any performance — and in fact, the new model surpasses its larger predecessor on several benchmarks. Inkling Sm...

• Published date: 31-07-2026 12:14 AM