- Inkling Small (free) — $0 sample workload
- Inkling (free) — $0 sample workload
- Inkling Small — $1.05 sample workload
- Inkling — $3.02 sample workload
- Inkling (batch) — $3.02 sample workload
Thinking Machines LLM API Models & Pricing
Browse Thinking Machines LLM API models with normalized prompt pricing, output pricing, context windows, release dates, and popularity signals.
5Models tracked
5Priced models
0Popular models
0Latest releases
Provider shortlist
Use Thinking Machines as a model-level shortlist, not a single default choice.
Start from the cost, context, and popularity picks below, then open the model pages or head-to-head comparisons before choosing an API.
Cost pick
Inkling Small (free)
$0 sample workload
Context pick
Inkling Small
1.05M context window
Popular pick
No current pick
No popular models are available.
When to avoid
Verify model fit
Do not choose by provider name alone. Compare model-level input price, output price, context window, release timing, and current availability before production use.
- Inkling Small — 1.05M
- Inkling — 1.05M
- Inkling (batch) — 524.29K
- Inkling Small (free) — 262.14K
- Inkling (free) — 262.14K
Thinking Machines comparisons
Search Thinking Machines comparisons| Comparison | Sample Cost Winner | Larger Context | Newest Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🔥Claude Opus 5 vs Inkling Small | Inkling Small | Inkling Small | |
| 🔥Claude Sonnet 5 vs Inkling Small | Inkling Small | Inkling Small | |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 vs Inkling Small | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0423 | Tie | |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs Inkling Small | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 | |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest vs Inkling Small | DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest | DeepSeek V4 Flash Latest | |
| NewDeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp vs Inkling Small | DeepSeek V4 Flash Vision Exp | Tie | |
| 🔥DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 vs Inkling Small | DeepSeek V4 Pro 0423 | Tie | |
| NewDeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 vs Inkling Small | Inkling Small | Tie |
Cross-Provider Alternatives
Open alternatives hubUse this shortlist when Thinking Machines is not a hard requirement and your first constraint is workload cost.
| Alternative | Provider | Sample Cost | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New🔥Ox Alpha | stealth | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1.05M |
| 🔥Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | NVIDIA | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1M |
| 🔥Laguna S 2.1 (free) | Poolside | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
| New🔥Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (free) | NVIDIA | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1M |
| NewDots3-Note Preview (free) | Dots Studio | $0 | $0 | $0 | 512K |
| NewLFM2.5-2.6B (free) | LiquidAI | $0 | $0 | $0 | 65.54K |
Thinking Machines model catalog
Browse all models| Model | Prompt | Output | Context | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkling Small | $0.45 | $1.2 | 1.05M | |
| Inkling Small (free) | $0 | $0 | 262.14K | |
| Inkling | $1 | $4.05 | 1.05M | |
| Inkling (batch) | $1 | $4.05 | 524.29K | |
| Inkling (free) | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |