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

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★★★★★★★★★★ 3.5 Benchmark-backed score

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

Free APIOpenAI compatibleReasoningTool callingTextImageAudio
API Details

Copy-ready connection details

Use these values in your client or SDK.
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 1.0M
Max output 262K
Status Online
Family ling
Released Jul 30, 2026
Last updated Sep 13, 2026
Free listing since Jul 30, 2026
Input text, image, audio
Output text
Capabilities reasoning, tool calling, file attachments, temperature control
Open weights Yes
AI Recommendation

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

Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) is listed for chat, reasoning workloads and supports a 1.0M context window.

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

Best for
  • Chat
  • Reasoning
Strengths & Weaknesses

Strengths

  • Strong reasoning profile
  • Long context window
  • Reasoning mode listed
  • Tool calling support

Watch outs

  • Free-tier rate limits apply
Benchmark Overview

Benchmark signals for Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free)

Measured data
Intelligence General reasoning and instruction following
26.1/100
Coding Programming and code generation
52.9/100
Agentic Tool use and multi-step tasks
25/100
Speed Observed generation speed
151 tok/s
Context Maximum listed context window
1.0M
Pricing

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

Free tier listed
Input $0.3 per 1M tokens
Output $1.2 per 1M tokens
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 ling 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 1.0M 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.

Reasoning

Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free) is tagged for reasoning 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 1.0M tokens with up to 262K output tokens.

More about Thinking Machines: Inkling Small (free)

Multimodal reasoning model for visual analysis, planning, and tool use

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