Thinky Inkling 2 Small: New Open US Model Trails DeepSeek Flash While Costing More
intellectronica · x · 2026-11-09
Blogger @intellectronica tried the new (soon-to-be open?) small model Thinky Inkling 2 Small from an American company. Verdict: roughly on par with Luna, but worse than DeepSeek Flash — and slower and more expensive than both. He still welcomes another new open model coming out of a US company.
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