Thinky Machines releases Inkling, its first open-weights multimodal model · Digg

Thinky Machines releases Inkling, its first open-weights multimodal model · Digg

/TECH

The model features balanced capabilities across text, images, and audio.

Combined views

31.2K

15 posts, first seen 5h ago

808 likes

Commentary on X

Michael Elabd@MichaelElabd

@tinkerapi @thinkymachines @_Mantic_AI Amazing progress team!! Really excited to keep tinkering with the model

4:37 PM · Jul 15, 2026

kieran@KieranPDennis

@Dan_Jeffries1 Yes. Huge for AI. Huge for freedom. Huge for America. Huge for privacy.

3:00 PM · Jul 15, 2026

xenodochial 🧬 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪@xenodochial05f6

@thinkymachines ty for opening access to the full weights!

11:38 AM · Jul 15, 2026

will brown@willccbb

@clarejtbirch @thinkymachines great model great name

11:29 AM · Jul 15, 2026

Combined views

31.2K

15 posts, first seen 5h ago

808 likes30 comments

30 comments

43 saves

39 reposts

Sentiment

Positive100%0%Negative

Positive Read

Positive users praised Thinky Machines' open-weights release of the Inkling multimodal model for its practical foundation, real-world adaptability, and freedom to build specialized applications instead of chasing benchmarks.

Based on 23 visible X reactions from 52 accounts; directional sample.

Useful Links

Inkling: Our Open-Weights Model(Thinking Machines Lab)viaDaniel Jeffries

Digg Deeper

Ask a question below.

Published answers will appear here.

Commentary on X

Michael Elabd@MichaelElabd

@tinkerapi @thinkymachines @_Mantic_AI Amazing progress team!! Really excited to keep tinkering with the model

4:37 PM · Jul 15, 2026

kieran@KieranPDennis

@Dan_Jeffries1 Yes. Huge for AI. Huge for freedom. Huge for America. Huge for privacy.

3:00 PM · Jul 15, 2026

xenodochial 🧬 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪@xenodochial05f6

@thinkymachines ty for opening access to the full weights!

11:38 AM · Jul 15, 2026

will brown@willccbb

@clarejtbirch @thinkymachines great model great name

11:29 AM · Jul 15, 2026

View all

Nathan Lambert@natolambert

Love this approach to open releases from Thinky -- release a practical foundation to build on. I expect this to succeed for them, much as Tinker has exceeded many people's expectations (myself included)!

11:08 AM · Jul 15, 2026

Teortaxes▶️ (DeepSeek 推特🐋铁粉 2023 – ∞)@teortaxesTex

I like that Inkling is mediocre on benchmarks this suggests they haven't been cutting corners too much with distillation. So their independent data pipeline will shine through, and it's not reducible to scores. By the second-third update, they become a meaningful player.

12:58 PM · Jul 15, 2026

The model features balanced capabilities across text, images, and audio.

View all

Nathan Lambert@natolambert

Love this approach to open releases from Thinky -- release a practical foundation to build on. I expect this to succeed for them, much as Tinker has exceeded many people's expectations (myself included)!

11:08 AM · Jul 15, 2026

Teortaxes▶️ (DeepSeek 推特🐋铁粉 2023 – ∞)@teortaxesTex

I like that Inkling is mediocre on benchmarks this suggests they haven't been cutting corners too much with distillation. So their independent data pipeline will shine through, and it's not reducible to scores. By the second-third update, they become a meaningful player.

12:58 PM · Jul 15, 2026

Nathan Lambert@natolambert

Inkling was somewhat inevitable once Tinker took off -- integration of post-training services across @thinkymachines's entire stack -- and it's one of the best open-model business stories to date. Excited to see it grow and more emerge (some inference companies are next).

11:33 AM · Jul 15, 2026

Thomas Dimson@turtlesoupy

@brhydon @thinkymachines I'll get it in 5m if you get it on OpenRouter!

12:03 PM · Jul 15, 2026

will brown@willccbb

shoutout thinky inky shoutout open source

11:50 AM · Jul 15, 2026

will brown@willccbb

@clarejtbirch @thinkymachines “inky”

11:29 AM · Jul 15, 2026

Brydon Eastman@brhydon

@turtlesoupy @thinkymachines 👀

12:18 PM · Jul 15, 2026

43 saves

39 reposts

Sentiment

Positive100%0%Negative

Positive Read

Positive users praised Thinky Machines' open-weights release of the Inkling multimodal model for its practical foundation, real-world adaptability, and freedom to build specialized applications instead of chasing benchmarks.

Based on 23 visible X reactions from 52 accounts; directional sample.

Useful Links

Inkling: Our Open-Weights Model(Thinking Machines Lab)viaDaniel Jeffries

Digg Deeper

Ask a question below.

Published answers will appear here.

Nathan Lambert@natolambert

Inkling was somewhat inevitable once Tinker took off -- integration of post-training services across @thinkymachines's entire stack -- and it's one of the best open-model business stories to date. Excited to see it grow and more emerge (some inference companies are next).

11:33 AM · Jul 15, 2026

Thomas Dimson@turtlesoupy

@brhydon @thinkymachines I'll get it in 5m if you get it on OpenRouter!

12:03 PM · Jul 15, 2026

will brown@willccbb

shoutout thinky inky shoutout open source

11:50 AM · Jul 15, 2026

will brown@willccbb

@clarejtbirch @thinkymachines “inky”

11:29 AM · Jul 15, 2026

Brydon Eastman@brhydon

@turtlesoupy @thinkymachines 👀

12:18 PM · Jul 15, 2026