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Thinking Machines Lab debuts Inkling 2 Small, a 594B-parameter MoE model

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Thinking Machines Lab unveiled Inkling 2 Small, a mixture-of-experts model with 594B total and 17B active parameters, and plans to release the weights next week after safety testing.

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  1. 2026-11-06 00:15 · Techmeme
    Thinking Machines Lab debuts Inkling 2 Small, a MoE model with 594B total and 17B active parameters, and plans to release weights next week after safety testing (Thinking Machines Lab)

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