Alternatives?
CheaperGemini 3.8 Flashhigh+17%-13%*$1.24Sampling parameters are ignored+1
BetterGPT-6 Lunalow+3%-88%$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3
OpenMuse Spark Openxhigh+10%+16%$0.84Reasoning off leaves output unchanged · Self-hosted / llama.cpp+1CheaperGemini 3.6 Flashhigh+13%-13%*$1.60
CheaperDeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+10%-70%$0.26Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4Gemini 3.8 Flashhigh+17%-13%*$1.24Sampling parameters are ignored+1Gemini 3.6 Flashhigh+13%-13%*$1.60DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+10%-70%$0.26Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4
Qwen3.7 Plusthinking+10%-68%$0.22Gemini 3 Flash Previewthinking+9%-35%$0.50 / $3GPT-6 Lunalow+3%-88%$0.005Function calling only with none · Chat Completions+3GPT-5.6 Lunamedium+3%-74%$0.016Gemini 3.1 Flash Litehigh+3%-67%$0.06GPT-6.1 Sollow+13%+132%$0.13Remove unsupported parameters+5GPT-6 Sollow+9%+132%$0.13Muse Spark OpenxhighOpen+10%+16%$0.84Reasoning off leaves output unchanged · Self-hosted / llama.cpp+1DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017maxOpen+10%-70%$0.26Pass back reasoning_content · Chat Completions+4Qwen3.8 FlashthinkingOpen+9%-87%$0.37max_tokens range · QwenCloud+5
Kimi K2.6thinkingOpen+8%same$0.80Memory (4-bit): 571 GB → 616 GB
Ling 3.0 Flash VLthinkingOpen+7%-95%$0.06 / $0.18Run it yourself
estimateFAQ
How much does Inkling cost?›
$0.95 per 1M input tokens and $4.05 per 1M output tokens (cheapest host: DeepInfra).
Is Inkling free to use?›
There is no free API; the cheapest paid price is $0.95 per 1M input tokens. The weights are open, so you can run it yourself.
How good is Inkling, and what is it best at?›
#74 of 334 in Chat & Knowledge, #54 of 132 in Coding, #84 of 133 in Agents & Tool Use, #83 of 195 in Writing & Language, #60 of 124 in Vision & Documents. Strongest at: Reasoning, Science, Knowledge.
Is Inkling better than MiMo v2 Omni 0327?›
On MMMU-Pro (vision), Inkling scores 73.5 vs 73.9 — about the same.
How can I use Inkling?›
Through the API of DeepInfra, Together.
What is the context window of Inkling?›
256K tokens.
When was Inkling released? Is there a newer version?›
Released 2026-07-15. It is the current version in its line.
Is Inkling open source?›
Yes, the weights are open (Apache-2.0 licence).
Can I run Inkling locally?›
The weights are open and can be self-hosted; hardware needs are not confirmed yet.
Can Inkling read images?›
It accepts text and images, audio as input.
What is Inkling?›
Inkling is an open-weights language model from Thinking Machines, released Jul 2026.
What are the best alternatives to Inkling?›
Gemini 3.8 Flash (cheaper), GPT-6 Luna (better), Muse Spark Open (open weights).