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Thinking Machines Lab Drops Its First Model
975B parameters. Thinking Machines just entered the arena with Inkling, an open-source multimodal model trained on video and audio.
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Why it matters
A new contender is establishing technical credibility in the crowded foundation model space with a multimodal approach, signaling intent to compete against well-funded incumbents.
The key facts
10 to knowInkling model: 975-billion parameters
Open source release
Multimodal training (video and audio)
Thinking Machines Lab positioned against Anthropic and OpenAI
Published July 15, 2026
Thinking Machines Lab releases Inkling model
975 billion parameters
Open source
Multimodal: trained on video and audio
Positioned as competitive alternative to Anthropic and OpenAI
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Publisher excerpt: Inkling, a 975-billion-parameter open source model, was trained to understand video and audio. It could help Thinking Machines establish itself among competitors like Anthropic and OpenAI.