Inkling Small
Fast and lightVisionToolsThinking Machines · Released July 2026
Inkling Small is an open-weight multimodal mixture-of-experts model from Thinking Machines Lab, with 12B active parameters out of 276B total.
It is part of Thinking Machines' Inkling line, offered in a full and a Small size with batch and free servings.
Facts and pricing
- Provider
- Thinking Machines
- Context window
- 524K tokens
- Input price
- 5.4 credits / 1M tokens ($0.45 raw)
- Output price
- 14.4 credits / 1M tokens ($1.20 raw)
- Vision (image input)
- Yes
- Tool calling
- Yes
- Extended reasoning
- No
Credits are what Zeplik bills: 1 credit = $0.10, computed from the raw provider rate with a 1.20x margin. Raw prices shown per 1M tokens.
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What Inkling Small is best for
- High-volume everyday tasks where speed and cost matter: summaries, drafts, quick questions
- Very long documents and codebases: a 524K-token window fits entire books or repositories in one conversation
- Working with images: screenshots, charts, photos and scanned documents alongside text
- Tool use and agents: reliably calls functions, so it can search, run skills and drive workflows
Example prompts
Prompts that suit a fast and light model like Inkling Small:
- Summarize this article in five bullet points
- Rewrite this email to be shorter and friendlier
- Give me ten name ideas for a hiking newsletter
- Translate this paragraph to Spanish and keep the tone
Thinking Machines family
| Model | Context | Input cr/M | Output cr/M | Released |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkling Small (free) | 1.0M | 0 | 0 | July 2026 |
| Inkling Small | 524K | 5.4 | 14.4 | July 2026 |
| Inkling (free) | 1.0M | 0 | 0 | July 2026 |
| Inkling | 524K | 12.0 | 48.6 | July 2026 |
Frequently asked questions
- What is Inkling Small?
- Inkling Small is an AI model by Thinking Machines. Inkling Small is an open-weight multimodal mixture-of-experts model from Thinking Machines Lab, with 12B active parameters out of 276B total.
- How much does Inkling Small cost on Zeplik?
- Input tokens cost 5.4 credits per million and output tokens 14.4 credits per million (1 credit = $0.10; the raw provider rates are $0.45 and $1.20 per million). New accounts start with free credits.
- How long can a conversation with Inkling Small be?
- Inkling Small has a 524K-token context window (524,288 tokens), which covers the conversation plus any documents you attach.
- Does Inkling Small support images and tools?
- Inkling Small accepts image input and supports tool calling.
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More you can do with Inkling Small
- 467 AI skillsReady-to-run expert methods for writing, data, code and more, each running on Inkling Small or any model you pick.
- 997 integrationsConnect Gmail, Slack, GitHub, Notion and hundreds more so the assistant can work in your apps.
- Simple pricingPlus, Pro and Max plans with a monthly credit allowance that works across every model.