# Inkling 2 Small vs Recursive Flint (slim)

> Recursive Flint 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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Recursive Flint scores 61 (C) on agent readiness against Inkling 2 Small's 58.8 (C), and leads in 2 of 4 scored categories. Inkling 2 Small leads on risk. 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
- Recursive Flint: C 61, rank #54 of 161 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/recursive-flint.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 60.
- Recursive Flint, good for Agents doing repository work on a 32 to 48 GB Mac or NVIDIA box that want a sparse coder with documented tool calls and a plain licence. Ahead on Reach, 85 against 40; Agent interface, 90 against 85.

| Category | Inkling 2 Small | Recursive Flint |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 40 | 85 |
| Risk (20%) | 65 | 60 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 90 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 67 | 67 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Inkling 2 Small | Recursive Flint |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Thinking Machines Lab | Recursive |
| Last release | 2026-11-12 | 2026-10-21 |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (4) |

Why the edge:
- Reach, Recursive Flint +45: 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.); Recursive Flint 85 (Memory 20 of 30, Recursive's MLX INT4 build is 22.6 GB, or 27.1 GB with a fifth added, which fits 32 GB, and every other 4-bit build lands in the same band.)
- Risk, Inkling 2 Small +5: Inkling 2 Small 65 (File safety 25, safetensors only and no repository code to run.); Recursive Flint 60 (File safety 15 of 25, safetensors and GGUF only, but the card's documented BF16 route installs the wheel shipped in the repository.)
- Agent interface, Recursive Flint +5: Inkling 2 Small 85 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository.); Recursive Flint 90 (Chat template 20, a Jinja file in the repository and inside both GGUFs.)