# Inkling 2 Small vs Inkling-Small (slim)

> Inkling-Small scores 67 (B) 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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Inkling-Small scores 67 (B) on agent readiness against Inkling 2 Small's 58.8 (C), and leads in 3 of 4 scored categories. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Inkling 2 Small: C 58.8, rank #102 of 161 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/inkling-2-small.min.md
- Inkling-Small: B 67, rank #13 of 161 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/inkling-small.min.md
- 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.
- 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 Reach, 55 against 40; Risk, 70 against 65; Documentation and upkeep, 87 against 67.

| Category | Inkling 2 Small | Inkling-Small |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 40 | 55 |
| Risk (20%) | 65 | 70 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 85 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 67 | 87 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Inkling 2 Small | Inkling-Small |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Last release | 2026-11-12 | 2026-07-31 |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, Inkling-Small +20: Inkling 2 Small 67 (Model card 17 of 20, everything but a dated knowledge cut-off.); Inkling-Small 87 (Model card 17 of 20, everything but a dated knowledge cut-off, counting Thinking Machines' own model card page.)
- Reach, Inkling-Small +15: 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.); Inkling-Small 55 (Memory 5 of 30, the smallest 4-bit build is Thinking Machines' NVFP4 at 170.8 GB, about 205 GB with a fifth added, so it needs 256 GB.)
- Risk, Inkling-Small +5: Inkling 2 Small 65 (File safety 25, safetensors only and no repository code to run.); Inkling-Small 70 (File safety 25, safetensors only and no repository code to run.)