Thinking Machines Debuts Open Multimodal LLM Inkling
Wired AI · rss · 2026-07-16
Thinking Machines Lab has released its first model, Inkling. This open-source model features 975 billion parameters and multimodal capabilities to understand video and audio. The release marks the company's official public debut after a year and a half of building infrastructure behind closed doors, aiming to compete with top-tier AI companies like OpenAI and Anthropic in a fiercely competitive market.
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