Tinker launches Inkling 2 Small, built around customizability with launch-blocking eval
simonguozirui · x · 2026-11-06
Soumith Chintala of Tinker introduces Inkling 2 Small: the team studied what makes models customizable and built this small model with the right properties. For a fixed data and dollar budget, it delivers relatively strong results versus other options. He says it's probably the only model program in the industry with a launch-blocking eval around customizability.
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