Who should use Inkling Small?

Inkling Small is an open-source project built for developers and AI researchers.

Does Inkling Small have a free plan?

Yes — Inkling Small is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.

What platforms does Inkling Small run on?

Inkling Small runs on the web, the command line, and API.

Is Inkling Small still active?

The GitHub repository shows 71 commits in the last 90 days.

What are alternatives to Inkling Small?

Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Inkling Small, Inkling, and Inkling LM.

Who develops Inkling Small?

Inkling Small is developed by Thinking Machines.

How long has Inkling Small been around?

Inkling Small first shipped in 2025.

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Inkling Small

Name: Inkling Small
Author: Thinking Machines

huggingface.coInfrastructure

Inkling-Small is a compact open-source language model published by Thinking Machines on Hugging Face. It supports advanced prompting techniques including reasoning effort levels, system messages, and tool/function calling. The model is designed for efficient inference while maintaining strong performance on reasoning and instruction-following tasks.

Open SourceApache-2.0WebCLIAPI

Visit huggingface.co

4.0kstars

496forks

3alternatives

3features

2025since

Overview

3 features

Inkling Small sits in PulseGate's Foundation models & chat category. Developers needing smaller, efficient open-weight language models for local or specialized inference tasks. Inkling Small is an open-source project aimed at developers and AI researchers. The project is open source (Apache-2.0). Inkling Small is available on the web, the command line, and API.

Behind Inkling Small is Thinking Machines, and it first shipped in 2025. The project is developed in the open on GitHub with 4k stars and 71 commits in the last 90 days. Among its 3 catalogued features are Language Model, Reasoning Effort Control, and Tool Use Support.

Summary written by a language model from the project’s public pages.

Language Model
Reasoning Effort Control
Tool Use Support

Built with & integrations

Hosting

AWS

AI providers

local_ossopenai

Runs on

BrowserCLIAPI-only

Detected from

AWS: x-amz-cf-id header · x-amz-cf-pop header · via header
local_oss: bollama in the HTML · bllama in the HTML · bvllm in the HTML

Trust & compliance

License

Apache-2.0

Verified signals

HTTPSPrivacy Policy Terms of ServiceOpen SourceActive maintenance

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Indexing history

What PulseGate has recorded for this listing

Indexed30 Jul · 17:50 UTC
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Frequently asked questions about Inkling Small

What does Inkling Small do?: Developers needing smaller, efficient open-weight language models for local or specialized inference tasks. It is catalogued under Foundation models & chat on PulseGate.
Who should use Inkling Small?: Inkling Small is an open-source project built for developers and AI researchers.
Does Inkling Small have a free plan?: Yes — Inkling Small is open source under the Apache-2.0 license and free to use.
What platforms does Inkling Small run on?: Inkling Small runs on the web, the command line, and API.
Is Inkling Small still active?: The GitHub repository shows 71 commits in the last 90 days.
What are alternatives to Inkling Small?: Similar projects tracked by PulseGate include Inkling Small, Inkling, and Inkling LM.Inkling Small Inkling Inkling LM
Who develops Inkling Small?: Inkling Small is developed by Thinking Machines.
How long has Inkling Small been around?: Inkling Small first shipped in 2025.

At a glance

Pricing: Open Source
Platforms: Cli · Web
Languages: English
License: Apache-2.0
Built for: developers and AI researchers
Model: Open source
Solves: Developers needing smaller, efficient open-weight language models for local or specialized inference tasks.

Developer

Thinking Machines

Community-driven

Open source

Stars: 3,953
Forks: 496
Open issues: 77
Last commit: 30 Jul 2026
Commits 90d: 71
Contributors: 71
Authorship: Community-driven
Default branch: main
Latest release: v0.4.1 · 12 May 2026

Live coverage

Identity confidence: Medium · 70.4
Indexed: 30 Jul 2026
Lifecycle: Alive
Last seen: 30 Jul 2026

Identity audit (13)

Slug: thinkingmachines-inkling-small-huggingface-co
Lifecycle state recorded: 30 Jul 2026
Verification state: Indexed for public listing
Listing state: Listed: yes
Index status: Included in index
Latest evidence snapshot: 30 Jul 2026
Timeline basis: Indexed-at chronology. This listing's first-seen date was written by the catalog backfill, not observed here, so it is not treated as a sighting.
Name from: Derived from the project's own page and URL.
Category from: Assigned by a language model.
Summary from: Written by a language model from public pages.
Languages from: Detected by a language model from page content.
Last updated: 30 Jul 2026
Canonical URL: https://huggingface.co/thinkingmachines/Inkling-Small

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