Inkling 2 Small official: AA index 31, Apache 2.0 weights due next week
FinanceYF5 · x · 2026-11-09
Thinking Machines' official blog confirms Inkling 2 Small, its second-gen MoE model (594B total / 17B active, image inputs, variable effort), scoring 31 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index — a big jump over Gen 1, credited to more efficient pre-training and a large unified RL run.
Capabilities
- Markedly better at long-horizon autonomous work; iteratively builds and refines websites, games, and 3D designs from visual feedback
- Official demos: a from-scratch Three.js city simulator with fully procedural buildings, textures, and traffic (manage power, budgets, emergencies), plus a Python PC emulator that boots a real Linux kernel in the browser
Release plan
- Live now on Tinker Playground; fine-tuning and sampling supported, checkpoints downloadable once weights ship
- Launches with closed weights per its "safe path to open weights"; full weights planned under Apache 2.0 next week after external safety testing and red-teaming
Related event: Thinking Machines Releases Inkling 2 Small with Open Weights Coming(3 posts)→
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