Thinking Machines Launches Inkling Small, an Efficient Open-Weights Model

Thinking Machines has launched Inkling Small, an open-weights reasoning model that is less than a third the size of its predecessor, Inkling. Despite its reduced size, Inkling Small surpasses Inkling on several coding and reasoning benchmarks. This shift towards efficiency over sheer model size reflects a broader trend in AI development, as seen in the recent calls for responsible AI governance by industry leaders like Sam Altman. Mira Murati, former CTO of OpenAI, is involved with Thinking Machines, indicating a strong leadership presence in this initiative. The release of Inkling Small could influence how practitioners prioritize model efficiency in their future projects, as it demonstrates that smaller models can achieve superior performance metrics. For further details, see The Decoder.