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Inkling 2 Small multimodal MoE model released on Tinker, Apache weights expected

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Thinking Machines Lab has released Inkling 2 Small, a multimodal Mixture-of-Experts model, available on the Tinker platform. The model boasts a 594B total parameter size with 17B active parameters and supports a 256K context window. While weights are currently closed, the lab intends to release them under the Apache 2.0 license next week following safety testing. AI

IMPACT This release offers a new multimodal MoE model with a large context window, potentially impacting agent loop development and self-hosting strategies.

RANK_REASON New model release from a recognized AI lab. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Inkling 2 Small multimodal MoE model released on Tinker, Apache weights expected

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Yong Yu ·

    Inkling 2 Small on Tinker Today: 594B/17B MoE, AA Index 31, Apache Weights Next Week

    <blockquote> <p><strong>Attributed compile + offline HTTP preflight on my box</strong><br /><br /> <strong>Primary source:</strong> <a href="https://thinkingmachines.ai/news/inkling-2-small/" rel="noopener noreferrer">Introducing Inkling 2 Small</a> (Nov 5, 2026) + <a href="https…

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