Thinking Machines: Inkling
The Thinking Machines: Inkling model is designed for handling text, image, and audio inputs. It can process context lengths up to 1 megabyte and has a maximum of 471,859 completion tokens per input. Additionally, it supports tools and reasoning capabilities but does not provide structured output. For those seeking an AI that can handle multiple input modalities and offers strong reasoning capabilities, Thinking Machines: Inkling may be worth shortlisting. Its price point is $1.0 per million input tokens and $4.05 per million output tokens. Notably, its blended benchmark score of 70.1 across three independent benchmarks suggests a decent level of performance.
Benchmark results
Independent, published benchmarks. Blended score 70.1 across 3 benchmarks, last refreshed 2026-09-04. How scoring works →
| Benchmark | Measures | Score |
|---|---|---|
| AI Index | broad capability composite | 69.8 |
| AI Index Coding | software engineering tasks | 85.9 |
| AI Index Agentic | multi-step tool-using tasks | 56.3 |
- Model ID
- thinkingmachines/inkling
- Vendor
- thinkingmachines
- Released
- July 2026
- Tokenizer
- Other
- Input Modalities
- text, image, audio
- Output Modalities
- text
- Max Output
- 471,859 tokens
- Tool Calling
- ✓ supported
- Structured Output
- ✓ supported
- Reasoning Mode
- ✓ supported
- Vision
- ✓ accepts images
- Audio
- ✓ accepts audio
- Moderated
- no
What it costs in practice
Computed from the current $1.00/M input and $4.05/M output rates. Run your own numbers →
| Job | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Summarize a 50-page report | 30k in / 1.5k out | $0.04 |
| Classify 1,000 customer emails | 500k in / 50k out | $0.70 |
| A month of a busy support chatbot | 5M in / 2M out | $13.10 |
Price & spec history
Tracked daily by PicksByModel since 2026-07-18.
| Date | Input /M | Output /M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-01 | $1.00 | $4.05 | 1,048,576 |
| 2026-08-25 | $0.95 | $4.05 | 1,048,576 |
| 2026-08-23 | $1.00 | $4.05 | 1,048,576 |
| 2026-08-08 | $0.95 | $4.05 | 1,048,576 |
| 2026-07-24 | $1.00 | $4.05 | 1,048,576 |
| 2026-07-22 | $1.00 | $4.05 | 524,288 |
| 2026-07-18 | $1.00 | $4.05 | 1,048,576 |
Category rankings
Where Thinking Machines: Inkling places across the 2 categories it ranks in. How we rank →
| # | Category | Score |
|---|---|---|
| #14 | Audio SummarizationVoice · of 25 ranked | 155 |
| #15 | TTS ReplacementVoice · of 25 ranked | 115 |
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Quick answers
- How much does Thinking Machines: Inkling cost?
- $1.00 per million input tokens and $4.05 per million output tokens.
- What is Thinking Machines: Inkling's context window?
- 1,048,576 tokens, roughly 1,572 pages of text in a single request.
- Does Thinking Machines: Inkling support tool calling?
- It supports tool calling, structured output, a reasoning mode.
- Can Thinking Machines: Inkling process images?
- Yes, it accepts image input.