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Inkling 2 Small (free)

Inkling 2 Small is a multimodal mixture-of-experts reasoning model from Thinking Machines Lab, with 17B active parameters out of 594B total. It is the first model in the second Inkling...

  • It scores 30.6 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, 38th of the 120 text models with a score.
  • It has scores on 1 public benchmark, listed below with their sources.
  • It was listed on Nov 9, 2026.

Data last changed Nov 10, 2026 · tracked since Nov 10, 2026 · Every model change

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Specifications

Context window

1M tokens

Max output

131K tokens

Input price

Free / 1M tokens

Output price

Free / 1M tokens

Benchmarks

How Inkling 2 Small (free) scores on public benchmarks. Each card links to the benchmark explainer and to the original source.

Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexComposite Indices

30.6

source date 2026-11-10
Source: openrouter

Compare against every model in the full benchmark matrix.

Capabilities

Reasoning

Works through multi-step problems before answering, for harder tasks.

Vision input

Accepts images alongside text, so you can prompt with pictures and screenshots.

Tool use

Can call functions and tools, enabling agentic and structured workflows.

Use Inkling 2 Small (free) through the API

The model id is thinkingmachines/inkling-2-small:free. Requests bill your GenMagic balance at the price above, and each response reports what it cost.

curl
curl https://genmagic.co/api/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $GENMAGIC_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "thinkingmachines/inkling-2-small:free",
    "messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Explain vector databases in two sentences." }]
  }'
Python (openai SDK)
from openai import OpenAI

client = OpenAI(base_url="https://genmagic.co/api/v1", api_key="YOUR_GENMAGIC_API_KEY")

resp = client.chat.completions.create(
    model="thinkingmachines/inkling-2-small:free",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Explain vector databases in two sentences."}],
)
print(resp.choices[0].message.content)

From an AI agent, call generate_text with "model": "thinkingmachines/inkling-2-small:free" on the GenMagic MCP server. Keys, limits and every endpoint are in the API documentation.

Use Inkling 2 Small (free) in n8n

  1. In n8n, open the nodes panel, search for GenMagic and install it (a verified community node), then add it to your workflow.
  2. Set Resource to Text and Operation to Generate.
  3. In Model Name or ID, pick Thinking Machines: Inkling 2 Small (free), or enter thinkingmachines/inkling-2-small:free as an expression.
  4. Connect your GenMagic API key (get one free). Each run is billed at the price above, and the node returns what it cost.

Ready-to-import workflows that already use the node are on GenMagic for n8n.

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Price and listing history

Every change GenMagic has recorded for Inkling 2 Small (free) since it began tracking the model on Nov 10, 2026. Prices are GenMagic's, the same the studio and the API charge.

DateChangeBeforeAfter
Nov 10, 2026Listed-Free

Where these figures come from

  • Price: GenMagic's own price, what the studio and the API charge, recomputed from the provider's price list every few minutes and recorded daily. How pricing works.
  • Specs and description: as Thinkingmachines publishes them, checked daily.
  • Benchmarks: 1 scores from Artificial Analysis and OpenRouter, re-read daily. Each score above links to its source.
  • Changes: the data on this page last changed on Nov 10, 2026, tracked since Nov 10, 2026. Every model's new listings, price changes and retirements are in the model changes log, and how every figure on GenMagic is sourced is on our sources page.

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