Thinking Machines
- Provider rank
- #15
- by best model
- Best index
- 55.0
- Inkling-Small
- Ranked models
- 1
- 1 open weights
- Cheapest ranked
- $0.638/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 150 tok/s.
Head to head
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Every Thinking Machines model with a result, one row per model; switch to all configurations to see each reasoning effort.
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Inkling-SmallThinking Machinesopen ↗ | 55.0±4 | $0.638 | 150 | 15 s | 1M | 2026-07-15 | 2026-09-08 |
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