Thinking Machines releases Inkling 2 Small, a 594B-parameter open-weight model, amid $5B funding round
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Thinking Machines Lab launched Inkling 2 Small, a 594B-parameter MoE model with 17B active parameters scoring 31 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, available via Tinker with Apache 2.0 weights promised next week, while reportedly raising $5 billion at a $40 billion valuation.
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Timeline · 16 reports
- 2026-11-08 02:46 · DEV Community — Machine Learning
Inkling 2 Small: Thinking Machines' 594B Model That Scores Like a Frontier System - 2026-11-07 16:31 · The Decoder
Thinking Machines' Inkling 2 Small drops 316 F-bombs across benchmark runs - 2026-11-07 12:00 · DEV Community — AI
Six things happened in AI today; the one worth your attention is Thinking Machines Lab. - 2026-11-07 03:20 · DEV Community — AI
Thinking Machines Ships Inkling 2 Small While Raising a 5B Round at 40B Valuation - 2026-11-06 21:27 · SiliconANGLE AI
Thinking Machines debuts Inkling 2 Small amid reported $5B fundraising push - 2026-11-06 19:50 · DEV Community — Machine Learning
Can You Run Inkling 2 Small Locally? 17B Active, but Plan on 200 GB - 2026-11-06 17:08 · ZDNET AI
Thinking Machines’ new model takes the lead in western open-weight AI - 2026-11-06 14:41 · DEV Community — Machine Learning
Inkling 2 Small on Tinker Today: 594B/17B MoE, AA Index 31, Apache Weights Next Week - 2026-11-06 13:41 · DEV Community — Machine Learning
Six things happened in AI today; the one worth your attention is ChatGPT Cyber. - 2026-11-06 13:25 · The Decoder
Thinking Machines' Inkling 2 Small claims top spot among western open-weight models - 2026-11-06 04:25 · MarkTechPost
Thinking Machines Releases Inkling 2 Small, a 594B MoE With 17B Active - 2026-11-06 01:15 · Techmeme
Sources: Thinking Machines Lab is raising $5B led by Accel at a $40B pre-money valuation, more than tripling its valuation from its last public round last year (Business Insider) - 2026-11-06 00:44 · Unite.AI
Thinking Machines Lab Launches Inkling 2 Small with Open Weights Pending - 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) - 2026-11-05 23:43 · AlphaSignal
Thinking Machines Releases Inkling 2 Small, a 594B Agent-First Model - 2026-11-05 12:00 · DEV Community — AI
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