Thinking Machines' Open-Weight Model, Inkling

Thinking Machines has released its first open-weight model, 'Inkling', a significant development in AI research.

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1. AnnouncementJul 15, 2026, 06:12 PM

   Thinking Machines releases first open-weight model 'Inkling'

   Thinking Machines has released its first open-weight model, 'Inkling', a significant development in AI research.

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2. 6 hours later
   ReleaseJul 15, 2026, 11:48 PM

   Thinking Machines Lab releases Inkling, a 975B-parameter open-weights model.

   Thinking Machines Lab launched Inkling, a 975B-parameter open-weights multimodal model featuring controllable thinking effort and Apache 2.0 licensing.

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