Thinking Machines unveils Inkling 2 Small, with open weights planned after safety testing

Thinking Machines Lab has introduced Inkling 2 Small, a text-and-image model currently available through its Tinker platform. It scored 31 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, while the company says it plans to release the model weights under an Apache 2.0 license after external safety testing.

• Inkling 2 Small is a mixture-of-experts model with 594 billion total parameters and 17 billion active per token; it accepts text and image inputs.· 2 sources
• It scored 31 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, compared with 13 for its predecessor, Inkling Small.· 2 sources
• The reports describe strong results on some coding and vision evaluations, alongside weaker results on other tests; they also note that the model can be slow and verbose.· 2 sources
• The model is available through Thinking Machines’ Tinker platform. Its weights remain closed while external safety testing is underway; the company plans an Apache 2.0 release afterward.· 2 sources