AI Startup Thinking Machines Unveils Open-Weight Inkling Model with 975 Billion Parameters

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Published: 2026-07-24
Category: technology
Source: Mark McNeilly (Substack)

AI startup Thinking Machines, founded by OpenAI's former CTO Mira Murati, has launched Inkling, a new open-weight artificial intelligence model. With 975 billion parameters, Inkling is positioned as one of the largest models of its kind and offers users the ability to download, run, and customize its underlying systems. This release provides a significant open-weight alternative to existing offerings, available on Thinking Machines' Tinker platform and other developer platforms.

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