Thinking Machines Inkling 2 Small Lands on OpenRouter Free Tier
According to the OpenRouter model catalog, Thinking Machines’ Inkling 2 Small is on the free tier as thinkingmachines/inkling-2-small:free (API created 2026-11-09T22:04:07Z=2026-11-10 06:04:07 Asia/Shanghai). As of this check: $0/$0, context 1,048,576 (OR-side only), text+image→text, 17B active / 594B MoE. Thinking Machines’ Nov 5, 2026 news matches the specs (Tinker, closed weights, planned Apache 2.0 after external safety)—launch background, not this listing. OR free ≠ open weights out. Rates/limits can change. We haven't called this model.
