# Apodex-1.1-mini vs Inkling 2 Small (slim)

> Apodex-1.1-mini scores 61 (C) to Inkling 2 Small's 58.8 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Apodex-1.1-mini scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Inkling 2 Small's 58.8 (C), and leads in 1 of 4 scored categories. Inkling 2 Small leads on documentation and upkeep. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Apodex-1.1-mini: C 61, rank #41 of 161 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/apodex-1-1-mini.min.md
- Inkling 2 Small: C 58.8, rank #102 of 161 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/inkling-2-small.min.md
- Apodex-1.1-mini, good for Long-running agent tasks with tools on a 32 GB GPU or Mac, or through Apodex's API, under a plain licence Ahead on Reach, 85 against 40.
- Inkling 2 Small, good for Teams with 512 GB or more of datacentre GPU memory who want Thinking Machines' newest open multimodal agent model and can run a runtime's pre-release image. Ahead on Documentation and upkeep, 67 against 38.

| Category | Apodex-1.1-mini | Inkling 2 Small |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 85 | 40 |
| Risk (20%) | 65 | 65 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 38 | 67 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Apodex-1.1-mini | Inkling 2 Small |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Apodex AI | Thinking Machines Lab |
| Last release | 2026-08-25 | 2026-11-12 |
| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Reach, Apodex-1.1-mini +45: Apodex-1.1-mini 85 (Memory 20, Apodex's Q4_K_M GGUF with its vision projector is 22.6 GB and needs about 27.1 GB with the fifth added, so 32 GB, as do its NVFP4 and GPTQ-Int4 build…); Inkling 2 Small 40 (Memory 0 of 30, the smallest build is Thinking Machines' NVFP4 checkpoint at 393.5 GB, about 472 GB with a fifth added, above the 256 GB line.)
- Documentation and upkeep, Inkling 2 Small +29: Apodex-1.1-mini 38 (Model card 8, it covers intended use, context and languages but not the architecture, parameters, limitations or a knowledge cut-off.); Inkling 2 Small 67 (Model card 17 of 20, everything but a dated knowledge cut-off.)