Inkling-Small (12B Parameters) Ranks Alongside 2-3x Larger Open Models
simonguozirui · x · 2026-07-31
Inkling-Small by Thinky Machines has debuted on the Text Arena leaderboard. Despite having only 12B active parameters, it performs comparably to open-source models requiring 2-3x its active compute.
It currently sits at rank #88 overall (1431 points) and #21 among open models, making it the second strongest US open-weights model, trailing only Google. This marks a significant advancement for highly efficient open-source models.
Related event: Inkling-Small: 276B params, 12B active, open-source tops ARC(48 posts)→
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