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Thinking Machines launches Inkling Small, prioritizing efficiency and performance

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Thinking Machines, an AI lab founded by former OpenAI CTO Mira Murati, has launched its second model, Inkling Small. This new open-weights reasoning model is significantly smaller than its predecessor, yet it outperforms it on various coding and reasoning benchmarks. The development highlights a focus on efficiency and performance in model design. AI

IMPACT This release emphasizes efficient model design, potentially influencing future AI development towards smaller, high-performing systems.

RANK_REASON Frontier-lab model release with system card. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Thinking Machines launches Inkling Small, prioritizing efficiency and performance

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  1. The Decoder TIER_1 English(EN) · Matthias Bastian ·

    Thinking Machines bets on efficiency over size with its second model, Inkling Small

    <p><img alt="" class="attachment-full size-full wp-post-image" height="801" src="https://the-decoder.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/thinking_machines_inkling_logo.png" style="height: auto; margin-bottom: 10px;" width="1256" /></p> <p> Thinking Machines, the AI lab from former Ope…

  2. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    Thinking Machines releases Inkling Small, a smaller open-weights model that outperforms its predecessor on coding and reasoning tasks. Efficiency gains over siz

    Thinking Machines releases Inkling Small, a smaller open-weights model that outperforms its predecessor on coding and reasoning tasks. Efficiency gains over size may signal a practical shift in model development. Source: The Decoder AI https:// the-decoder.com/thinking-machi nes-…

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