Is Inkling (256K) or Thinking Machines: Inkling Small cheaper?

Thinking Machines: Inkling Small is cheaper on output tokens ($1.20 vs $9.36 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Inkling (256K) or Thinking Machines: Inkling Small?

Thinking Machines: Inkling Small has the larger context window (524K tokens).

Inkling (256K) vs Thinking Machines: Inkling Small

Thinking Machines: Inkling Small is cheaper on output tokens, while Thinking Machines: Inkling Small offers a larger context window. Choose Inkling (256K) or Thinking Machines: Inkling Small based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Inkling (256K)	Thinking Machines: Inkling Small
Provider	Thinking Machines	Thinking Machines
Input / 1M tokens	$3.74	$0.45
Output / 1M tokens	$9.36	$1.20
Context window	262K	524K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	Yes	—
Released	Jul 2026	—

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