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THINKING MACHINES LAB DEBUTS 975B-PARAM INKLING MODEL

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WED, JUL 15, 2026

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Thinking Machines Lab has released Inkling, an open-source model with 975 billion parameters trained to process video and audio. The release positions the lab as a contender in the competitive AI landscape.

Inkling represents Thinking Machines Lab's entry into multimodal AI, capable of understanding both video and audio inputs. At 975 billion parameters, the model competes in scale with offerings from established players like Anthropic and OpenAI. The open-source approach mirrors a strategy gaining traction in the AI sector, allowing developers and researchers broader access to advanced models. This move could accelerate adoption within the developer community while establishing the lab's technical credibility. Thinking Machines Lab joins a growing field of organizations advancing large language and multimodal models. The release underscores intensifying competition in AI development, where parameter scale and training methodology increasingly differentiate competing systems. Details on Inkling's performance benchmarks and availability remain limited in initial announcements.

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