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Is Together AI Inkling Small deprecated?

Deprecated

Yes. Inkling Small is deprecated with a shutdown date of 2026-09-14, which has passed.

thinkingmachines/Inkling-Small last verified

What kind of model is this?

Tags describe what Inkling Small takes in, what it is built for and how you can get it. Modality, access and language tags follow Together AI's own documentation; tier and use-case tags are our reading of the line-up.

Modality
  • Text
Use case
  • Chat
  • Reasoning
  • Long context
Tier
  • Small
Access
  • Hosted API

Specifications

Input price
unknown
Output price
unknown
Price band
unknown
Context window
1M tokens
Max output
unknown
Input
Text
Output
Text
Knowledge cutoff
unknown
Tool use
unknown
Structured output
unknown
Weights licence
not published
Model maker
Thinking Machines Lab

“unknown” means the figure has not been published, or we have not verified it yet — never that the answer is no. “not published” under the weights licence means this model is not offered with downloadable weights. The price band is ours: it bands the blended price (three parts input to one part output) as budget (≤ $0.50), standard (≤ $3), premium (≤ $12) or flagship.

Lifecycle

  1. Released unknown
  2. Deprecated not announced Together AI has not published the date this happened
  3. Retired

What is it good for?

No editorial profile for this model yet. The specifications above come from Together AI's own documentation and the suggestions below are derived from the data — shared tags, tier and price band — not written by hand.

What to use instead of Inkling Small

  • DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 Derived

    Together AI Active

    Same provider, same tier (small), open weights; shares chat, reasoning and long-context.

    $0.14 in · $0.28 out / M tokens 1M context

  • GLM-5.3 Flash Derived

    Together AI Active

    Same provider, same tier (small), open weights; shares chat, reasoning and long-context.

    $0.15 in · $0.50 out / M tokens 1M context

  • Amazon Nova 2 Lite Derived

    Amazon Bedrock Active

    Alternative from Amazon Bedrock, same tier (small); shares chat, reasoning and long-context.

    $0.30 in · $2.50 out / M tokens 1M context

  • Claude Haiku 4.5 Derived

    Amazon Bedrock Active

    Alternative from Amazon Bedrock, same tier (small); shares chat, reasoning and long-context.

    $1.00 in · $5.00 out / M tokens 200K context

  • Claude Haiku 4.5 Derived

    Anthropic Active

    Alternative from Anthropic, same tier (small); shares chat, reasoning and long-context.

    $1.00 in · $5.00 out / M tokens 200K context

Derived suggestions are ranked from the data — shared tags, the same tier and a comparable price band — not from benchmark scores. Check the capability fit yourself: we track lifecycle, price and specifications.

Sources

Verified against the source on . Dataset snapshot . Providers can change a date without notice — the link above is always the final word.

Common questions

Is Inkling Small deprecated?
Yes. Inkling Small is deprecated with a shutdown date of 2026-09-14, which has passed.
When does Inkling Small shut down?
Together AI has announced 2026-09-14 as the shutdown date for Inkling Small.
What does Inkling Small cost?
No public price is listed for Inkling Small in our dataset.
What can I use instead of Inkling Small?
Active alternatives include Together AI DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731, Together AI GLM-5.3 Flash, Amazon Bedrock Amazon Nova 2 Lite.

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