Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) Free API on OpenRouter

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Catalog metadata matched Reasoning models.dev metadata

Multimodal MoE reasoning model (276B total, 12B active) for text, image, and audio

Free APIOpenAI compatibleReasoningTool callingTextReasoning

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API Details

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Base URL

https://openrouter.ai/api/v1

Model ID

thinkingmachines/inkling-small:free

API format OpenAI Chat Completions + OpenAI Responses

Technical Details

Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) specifications

Provider and model catalog

Context window 262K

Max output 33K

Status Online

Family ling

Released Jul 30, 2026

Last updated Aug 22, 2026

Free listing since Aug 22, 2026

Input text, image, audio

Output text

Capabilities reasoning, tool calling, file attachments, temperature control

Open weights Yes

Weights Hugging Face

AI Recommendation

Should you use Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free)?

Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) is listed for chat workloads and supports a 262K context window.

Use it when OpenRouter's free tier is enough for evaluation, demos, or light production traffic.

Best for

Chat

Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

Long context window
Reasoning mode listed
Tool calling support
Open weights available

Watch outs

Free-tier rate limits apply
Vision support is not listed

Pricing

Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) pricing per 1M tokens

Free tier listed

Input $0.45 per 1M tokens

Output $1.2 per 1M tokens

Free access Available OpenRouter

Rate limit 200 req/day (free tier) provider policy

Availability

Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) availability by provider

Current provider only

We only found this Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) listing on OpenRouter in the current catalog. Use the related models section for nearby alternatives.

Provider	Model listing	Access	Context	API	Limits
OpenRouter	Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free)	Free tier	262K	OpenAI-style	200 req/day (free tier)

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Typical Use Cases

Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) use cases

Chat

Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) is tagged for chat in this catalog and works with OpenAI-compatible client libraries.

FAQ

Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) free API FAQ

Is Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) free to use?

Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) is listed with free API access on OpenRouter, subject to the provider's quota and account policy.

What is the Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) model ID?

The model ID shown in this catalog is thinkingmachines/inkling-small:free.

What are the Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) free tier rate limits on OpenRouter?

The listed free tier limit is 200 req/day (free tier). Limits can change per account tier, so confirm against the provider dashboard.

What context window does Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) support?

The listed context window is 262K tokens with up to 33K output tokens.

More about Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free)

Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) is a free model available from OpenRouter.

For API keys, setup steps, and provider-level limits, see the OpenRouter provider page.