Thinking Machines
Thinking Machines ranks #23 of 91 providers on BenchLeader by its best model, with 1 ranked model. Its best model is Inkling Small at 54.9 on the BenchLeader Index, strongest in long context. Inkling Small is priced at $0.525 per million tokens blended. The fastest is Inkling Small at 224 tokens per second. All model ship open weights.
- Provider rank
- #23
- by best model
- Best index
- 54.9
- Inkling Small
- Ranked models
- 1
- 1 open weights
- Cheapest ranked
- $0.525/M
- Inkling Small
Release timeline
Each model’s best configuration by release date. The top eight are labelled; hover any point for its name.
Not enough dated, ranked models to draw a timeline.
Next release
Not enough dated releases to estimate a cadence.
Fastest ranked model: Inkling Small at 224 tok/s.
Models
Every Thinking Machines model with a result, one row per model; switch to all configurations to see each reasoning effort.
1 of 1
| # | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inkling Smallopen ↗ | 54.9±5 | $0.525 | 224 | 11 s | 524k | 2026-07-15 | 2026-10-23 |
Latest news
- This Week's Top Five Stories in AIAI Magazine · 24 Oct 2026
- Thinking Machines Lab Taps Crusoe in $65M Inference DealCrusoe · 23 Sept 2026
- Thinking Machines Lab Seeks $40B Valuation as Nvidia Extends Its Capital Allocator Role Into Model-SpaceYahoo Finance · 4 Sept 2026
- AI startup Thinking Machines launches an open-weight AI modelReuters · 15 Jul 2026
- Thinking Machines amps up its bet against one-size-fits-all AI with its first open model, InklingTechCrunch · 15 Jul 2026
- Firmus signs Thinking Machines in first big contract since failed IPOAFR · 20 Oct 2026
- Thinking Machines Lab Hits a US$100m Run Rate on TinkerAI Magazine · 21 Oct 2026
- Nvidia May Put $2.5 Billion Into Thinking Machines Lab, Valuing the Startup at $40 BillionInc.com · 4 Sept 2026