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Inkling 2 Small model weights released under Apache 2.0 license

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Thinking Machines Lab has released the full weights for their Inkling 2 Small model under the permissive Apache 2.0 license. This allows users to download, inspect, fine-tune, and self-host the model for commercial use. While the model boasts a 1-million-token context window and scores 31 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, matching Gemini 3.8 Flash, self-hosting the 594-billion-parameter model requires significant hardware resources, with checkpoints needing 500-800GB of GPU memory. AI

IMPACT Enables broader adoption and commercial use of a high-performance, large-context model, though self-hosting requires substantial infrastructure.

RANK_REASON Open-weights release of a large, high-performing model by a named lab. [lever_c_demoted from frontier_release: ic=1 ai=1.0]

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Inkling 2 Small model weights released under Apache 2.0 license

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  1. dev.to — LLM tag TIER_1 English(EN) · Paul Lovelace ·

    Inkling 2 Small Weights Are Open: Download, Fine-Tune, Self-Host

    <h1> Inkling 2 Small Weights Are Open: Download, Fine-Tune, Self-Host </h1> <p>A week ago I wrote that Inkling 2 Small was here and the weights weren't — and that the weights were the whole story. Today, the second chapter landed: Thinking Machines Lab has released the full Inkli…

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