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

> Inkling-Small scores 67 (B) 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-Small scores 67 (B) on agent readiness against Kimi K3.1 Pro's 48.6 (D), and leads in every scored category. Both do open-weight models you run yourself.

- Inkling-Small: B 67, rank #13 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/inkling-small.min.md
- Kimi K3.1 Pro: D 48.6, rank #151 of 160 open-weight models · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/kimi-k3-1-pro.min.md
- 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 50; Agent interface, 85 against 65; Documentation and upkeep, 87 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-Small | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Capability (35%) | pending | pending |
| Reach (25%) | 55 | 40 |
| Risk (20%) | 70 | 50 |
| Agent interface (10%) | 85 | 65 |
| Documentation and upkeep (10%) | 87 | 51 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Inkling-Small | Kimi K3.1 Pro |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Thinking Machines Lab | Moonshot AI |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 | Kimi K3.1 Pro License (modified MIT) |
| Last release | 2026-07-31 | 2026-11-05 |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (4) | none |

Why the edge:
- Documentation and upkeep, Inkling-Small +36: Inkling-Small 87 (Model card 17 of 20, everything but a dated knowledge cut-off, counting Thinking Machines' own model card page.); Kimi K3.1 Pro 51 (Model card 11, no limitations, languages or cut-off.)
- Risk, Inkling-Small +20: Inkling-Small 70 (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.)
- Agent interface, Inkling-Small +20: Inkling-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.)
- Reach, Inkling-Small +15: 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.); Kimi K3.1 Pro 40 (Memory 0, the only build is Moonshot's 1,561 GB MXFP4 release, far above 256 GB.)