# GLM-4.5-Air vs Inkling-Small (slim)

> Inkling-Small scores 66.5 (B) to GLM-4.5-Air's 59.1 (C) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Inkling-Small scores 66.5 (B) on agent readiness against GLM-4.5-Air's 59.1 (C), and leads in 3 of 5 scored categories. GLM-4.5-Air leads on reach. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- GLM-4.5-Air: C 59.1, rank #62 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/glm-4-5-air.min.md
- Inkling-Small: B 66.5, rank #14 of 100 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/inkling-small.min.md
- GLM-4.5-Air, good for Agents with two to four datacentre GPUs, or a provider account, who want a permissively licensed English and Chinese tool-calling model with wide runtime support. Ahead on Reach, 65 against 55.
- Inkling-Small, good for Teams with 256 GB or more of datacentre GPU memory who want an open multimodal agent model with audio input and adjustable thinking. Ahead on Capability, 63 against 50; Risk, 70 against 65; Documentation and upkeep, 82 against 38. Also Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 3.5 against 2.8 out of 5.

| Category | GLM-4.5-Air | Inkling-Small |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | 50 | 63 |
| Reach (25%) | 65 | 55 |
| Risk (20%) | 65 | 70 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 38 | 82 |

| Fact (where they differ) | GLM-4.5-Air | Inkling-Small |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Z.ai (Zhipu AI) | Thinking Machines Lab |
| Licence | MIT | Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2025-08-11 | 2026-07-31 |
| Agent reviews | 2.8/5 (4) | 3.5/5 (4) |