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  • 1Releases tracked
  • Nov 5Latest · Inkling 2 Small
  • 0%Open-weight
  • USUnited States

Thinking Machines Lab is a United States-based AI research and product company building frontier multimodal models that people can customize. Its Inkling family includes Inkling, Inkling-Small and Inkling 2 Small, a November 2026 Mixture-of-Experts model with 594B total and 17B active parameters, image input and variable effort, hosted on the company Tinker platform with Apache 2.0 weights planned after safety testing. The lab also publishes research on training, alignment and safe paths to open weights.

Thinking Machines Lab

United States US & Canada thinkingmachines.ai

1 release latest Nov 5, 2026

  1. Inkling 2 Small

    594B MoE (17B active) with image input and variable effort. Hosted on Tinker; Apache 2.0 weights planned after external safety testing.

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Thinking Machines Lab FAQ

What is Thinking Machines Lab's latest AI model?
Thinking Machines Lab's most recent release in the Startrise tracker is Inkling 2 Small, released Nov 5, 2026.
How many AI models has Thinking Machines Lab released?
Startrise tracks 1 notable Thinking Machines Lab release since January 2025, from Inkling 2 Small (Nov 5, 2026) to Inkling 2 Small.
Does Thinking Machines Lab release open-weight models?
None of the 1 tracked Thinking Machines Lab releases ship with downloadable weights; they are available through Thinking Machines Lab's apps and API.
Where is Thinking Machines Lab based?
Thinking Machines Lab is based in United States.