# Thinking Machines Lab releases Inkling 2 Small, a 594B MoE with 17B active parameters

> Original title: Thinking Machines Releases Inkling 2 Small, a 594B MoE With 17B Active

- Source: MarkTechPost
- Published: 2026-11-06T04:25:07.000Z
- Bad Influence: https://badinfluence.news/items/t3pgz4jlnlu6j91fq167pndlr
- Original: https://www.marktechpost.com/2026/11/05/thinking-machines-inkling-2-small-release/

## Summary

Thinking Machines Lab has released Inkling 2 Small, a sparse mixture-of-experts model with 594B total and 17B active parameters that accepts text and images. It scores 31 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, up from 13 for its predecessor Inkling Small, and is available now on the Tinker API at $0.30 per 1M input tokens and $1.00 per 1M output tokens. The weights are closed at launch, and an Apache 2.0 release is planned next week after external safety testing and red-teaming.