- Inkling Small (free) — $0 sample workload
- Inkling (free) — $0 sample workload
- Inkling Small — $1.05 sample workload
- Inkling Small (batch) — $1.1 sample workload
- Inkling — $3.02 sample workload
Thinking Machines LLM API Models & Pricing
Browse Thinking Machines LLM API models with normalized prompt pricing, output pricing, context windows, release dates, and popularity signals.
6Models tracked
6Priced models
0Popular models
0Latest releases
Provider shortlist
Use Thinking Machines as a model-level shortlist, not a single default choice.
Start from the cost, context, and popularity picks below, then open the model pages or head-to-head comparisons before choosing an API.
Cost pick
Inkling Small (free)
$0 sample workload
Context pick
Inkling Small (free)
1.05M context window
Popular pick
No current pick
No popular models are available.
When to avoid
Verify model fit
Do not choose by provider name alone. Compare model-level input price, output price, context window, release timing, and current availability before production use.
- Inkling Small (free) — 1.05M
- Inkling (free) — 1.05M
- Inkling Small — 524.29K
- Inkling Small (batch) — 524.29K
- Inkling — 524.29K
Thinking Machines comparisons
Search Thinking Machines comparisons| Comparison | Sample Cost Winner | Larger Context | Newest Release |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aion 3.5 Mini vs Inkling Small | Inkling Small | Inkling Small | |
| Aion 3.5 vs Inkling Small | Inkling Small | Inkling Small | |
| NewApodex 1.1 Mini (free) vs Inkling Small | Apodex 1.1 Mini (free) | Inkling Small | |
| Claude Fable 5.1 (batch) vs Inkling Small | Inkling Small | Claude Fable 5.1 (batch) | |
| Claude Fable 5.1 vs Inkling Small | Inkling Small | Claude Fable 5.1 | |
| NewClaude Haiku 5.5 (batch) vs Inkling Small | Claude Haiku 5.5 (batch) | Claude Haiku 5.5 (batch) | |
| NewClaude Haiku 5.5 vs Inkling Small | Claude Haiku 5.5 | Claude Haiku 5.5 | |
| Claude Opus 5.5 (batch) vs Inkling Small | Inkling Small | Claude Opus 5.5 (batch) |
Cross-Provider Alternatives
Open alternatives hubUse this shortlist when Thinking Machines is not a hard requirement and your first constraint is workload cost.
| Alternative | Provider | Sample Cost | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🔥Nemotron 3 Ultra (free) | NVIDIA | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1M |
| NewNemotron 3.5 Super VL (free) | NVIDIA | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1M |
| NewApodex 1.1 Mini (free) | Apodex | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
| Space Bunny Alpha | stealth | $0 | $0 | $0 | 1M |
| Union Alpha | stealth | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
| Ling 3.0 Flash VL (free) | inclusionAI | $0 | $0 | $0 | 262.14K |
Thinking Machines model catalog
Browse all models| Model | Prompt | Output | Context | Popularity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inkling Small | $0.45 | $1.2 | 524.29K | |
| Inkling Small (batch) | $0.5 | $1.2 | 524.29K | |
| Inkling Small (free) | $0 | $0 | 1.05M | |
| Inkling | $1 | $4.05 | 524.29K | |
| Inkling (batch) | $1 | $4.05 | 524.29K | |
| Inkling (free) | $0 | $0 | 1.05M |