Inkling (Together AI)

Inkling is a model released by Thinking Machines and named after the first glimmer of an idea, an identity the original announcement explicitly leans into as a way to frame the system as a foundation intended to grow into more defined capabilities over time. Early public attention has come through independent write-ups, including a sémaphore review by Karina Nguyen that walks through first impressions of the model shortly after launch, signaling that the release is positioned to invite hands-on evaluation rather than arrive as a finished, narrowly scoped product.

Beyond the framing and the third-party review interest, the practical picture for Inkling is still emerging. The model is associated with Thinking Machines' open-weight, multimodal direction in coverage from outlets such as MindStudio, which describe it as an open-weight multimodal release, and the launch post is hosted on the Thinking Machines site, giving builders a clear origin point for further documentation. For practitioners, this means Inkling is best approached as a new, openly distributed multimodal system whose real strengths and fit will become clearer as more detailed evaluations and use cases accumulate beyond the initial announcement.