# Inkling 2 Small vs Kimi K3.1 Pro (slim)

> Inkling 2 Small scores 58.8 (C) to Kimi K3.1 Pro's 48.6 (D) for open-weight models you run yourself. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Inkling 2 Small scores 58.8 (C) on agent readiness against Kimi K3.1 Pro's 48.6 (D), 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
- Kimi K3.1 Pro: D 48.6, rank #152 of 161 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-k3-1-pro.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. Ahead on Risk, 65 against 50; Agent interface, 85 against 65; Documentation and upkeep, 67 against 51.
- Kimi K3.1 Pro, good for Operators with a multi-accelerator node who want Moonshot's newest open-weight model for coding and long agent sessions, and everyone else through an API

| Category | Inkling 2 Small | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 40 | 40 |
| Risk (20%) | 65 | 50 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 65 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 67 | 51 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Inkling 2 Small | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Thinking Machines Lab | Moonshot AI |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Kimi K3.1 Pro License (modified MIT) |
| Last release | 2026-11-12 | 2026-11-05 |

Why the edge:
- Agent interface, Inkling 2 Small +20: Inkling 2 Small 85 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.); Kimi K3.1 Pro 65 (Chat template 10, the format is only code to run.)
- Documentation and upkeep, Inkling 2 Small +16: Inkling 2 Small 67 (Model card 17 of 20, everything but a dated knowledge cut-off.); Kimi K3.1 Pro 51 (Model card 11, no limitations, languages or cut-off.)
- Risk, Inkling 2 Small +15: Inkling 2 Small 65 (File safety 25, safetensors only and no repository code to run.); Kimi K3.1 Pro 50 (File safety 15, safetensors only, less 10 for remote code and prompts built by the repository's script.)