Thinking Machines’ Inkling 2 Small draws benchmark attention as weights are promised

Inkling 2 Small is a 594B multimodal MoE with 17B active parameters, accessible through Tinker. New coverage cites an Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index score of 31 but notes displayable evidence for only 33 of 816 tracked benchmark slots, alongside slow and verbose behavior; other reported results include 71.8% on CoreCraft and 46.8% on EnterpriseOps-Gym. Apache-2.0 weights are promised after safety testing, reportedly next week; independent validation remains important.