inkling-256k
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Inkling 256K is the extended context variant of Inkling, a large MoE hybrid reasoning model from Thinking Machines with audio and vision input support and a 256K context window.MoreLess
Which id to call
thinkingmachines/inkling-256kThis exact deployment on Thinking Machines, with no routing and no failover. Send it as the model field.
Input /1M
$1.87
$3.74 list
$0.37 cached
Output /1M
$4.68
$9.36 list
2.5x input
Context
262K
33K output
Added
Jul 2026
chat
Capabilities 4/8
Provider rates
What inkling-256k costs
Provider prices per 1M tokens, updated October 19, 2026.moreless
These are the upstream provider rates. Pay as you go adds 5%, or 0% if you bring your own keys, and there is no per-request fee. Prompt caching and routing change what you pay against these rates, not the rates themselves.
This endpoint is discounted. List is $3.74 per 1M input and $9.36 per 1M output, and the rates below are what you pay. The discount applies to every request on this endpoint, with nothing to claim or enter.
Input /1M
$1.87
$3.74 list
Output /1M
$4.68
$9.36 list
Cache write /1M
-
Cache read /1M
$0.37
What a workload costs
- 100K input + 10K output
- $0.23
- 1M input + 100K output
- $2.34
- 10M input + 1M output
- $23.38
At the rates above, before caching. A cache read costs $0.37 per 1M, so repeated context lands under these figures.
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Which id to call
One base url, https://router.requesty.ai/v1, and one key for every id here.
thinkingmachines/inkling-256kThis exact deployment on Thinking Machines, with no routing and no failover. Send it as the model field.
OpenAI compatible
Call it in three lines
Change the base url, use your Requesty key, set the model to any id on the left. Existing OpenAI SDK code needs no other edit.
123456789101112131415from openai import OpenAI client = OpenAI( api_key="YOUR_REQUESTY_API_KEY", base_url="https://router.requesty.ai/v1", ) response = client.chat.completions.create( model="thinkingmachines/inkling-256k", messages=[ {"role": "user", "content": "Explain quantum computing in one paragraph."}, ], ) print(response.choices[0].message.content)
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Specs and data terms
What the catalog reports for this deployment, and what the provider does with the traffic.
Public leaderboards
Benchmark scores
Benchmarks measure the model, not this endpoint, so they are the same wherever these weights are served.
No benchmarks are published for this exact variant yet.
Region-specific deployments and highspeed tiers usually share scores with their base model. Try the base model page or the Thinking Machines models overview.
Same provider
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inkling-256k questions
How much does inkling-256k cost?
inkling-256k is priced at $1.87 per million input tokens and $4.68 per million output tokens when accessed via Requesty. Those figures include a 50% discount on this endpoint, off a list rate of $3.74 per million input tokens and $9.36 per million output tokens. Prompt caching is supported, which can cut effective input cost by up to 90% on repeated context. Those are the upstream provider rates: pay as you go adds 5% on top, or 0% if you bring your own provider keys.
What is the context window of inkling-256k?
inkling-256k has a context window of 262K tokens, with a maximum output of 33K tokens per response. That's roughly 350 words of input you can fit in a single prompt.
What can inkling-256k do?
inkling-256k supports vision input, tool calling, extended reasoning, prompt caching. You can call it through any OpenAI-compatible client by pointing base_url to Requesty.
How do I use inkling-256k with the OpenAI SDK?
Install the OpenAI SDK, set base_url to "https://router.requesty.ai/v1", set your API key to your Requesty key, and set the model to "thinkingmachines/inkling-256k". The Quickstart above shows Python, JavaScript and cURL snippets.
Can I run inkling-256k through Requesty?
Yes. inkling-256k runs through Requesty's OpenAI-compatible API, served from Thinking Machines. You do not host the model yourself: point base_url at Requesty, set the model to "thinkingmachines/inkling-256k", and requests are routed to the upstream provider with automatic failover. The same key gives you 600+ other models too.
Call inkling-256k through one endpoint
One key for this endpoint and 600+ other models. No markup on provider prices, automatic failover, caching built in.