Inkling-Small vs GLM 5 Turbo
API pricing, benchmark indices and specs — updated 19 October 2026.
thinkingmachines · A · Open weights
Params
266.0 B
Context
—
30d
884 K
apache-2.0 · commercial OK
z-ai · B · API-only
Input / 1M
$1.20
Output / 1M
$4.00
AA index
26.6
proprietary · 202.8K context
Specification comparison
Differences are highlighted; identical values are muted.
| Specification | Inkling-Small | GLM 5 Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| Deployment | Open weights · also via API | API-only (closed weights) |
| Parameters | 266.0 B | n/a — API-only |
| Architecture | InklingForConditionalGeneration | n/a — API-only |
| Context length | 524,288 | 202,752 |
| Licence | apache-2.0 | Proprietary |
| Commercial use | Allowed | Per API terms |
| Languages | — | n/a — API-only |
| Downloads 30d | 884,226 | n/a — API-only |
| Downloads all time | 1.5 M | n/a — API-only |
| Quantizations on the Hub | SAFETENSORS | n/a — API-only |
| Gated | No | n/a — API-only |
| First seen on the Hub | 2026-07-27 | n/a — API-only |
| API input price / 1M tokens | $0.45 | $1.20 |
| API output price / 1M tokens | $1.20 | $4.00 |
| Est. cost per 1M input + 1M output tokens | $1.65 | $5.20 |
| Cached input / 1M tokens | $0.10 | $0.24 |
| AA Intelligence Index | 25.7 | 26.6 |
| AA Coding Index | 52.9 | — |
| AA Agentic Index | 23.5 | — |
| Max output tokens | 262,144 | 131,072 |
| API providers | 1 | 1 |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning mode | Yes | Yes |
API cost
Estimated cost of 1M input + 1M output tokens via OpenRouter
Inkling-Small
$1.65
GLM 5 Turbo
$5.20
Inkling-Small is 3.2× cheaper at list price.
VRAM side by side
On RTX 4090 · 24 GB · 8K context unless noted
Inkling-Small · fp16
625.5 GB / 24 GB