Inkling Small API Pricing
As of October 10, 2026, Inkling Small costs $0.45 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens from DeepInfra, the lowest of 2 providers, with cache reads at $0.10 per 1M tokens. It has a 524,288-token context window and returns up to 32,768 tokens per response.
- Input
- $0.45 / 1M tokens
- Output
- $1.20 / 1M tokens
- Cache read
- $0.10 / 1M tokens
- Context window
- 524,288 tokens
- Max output
- 32,768 tokens
- Providers
- 2
- Added to LiteLLM
- August 25, 2026
Inkling Small pricing by provider
2 listings across 2 providers. Token prices are in US dollars per 1M tokens. The highlighted row is the price quoted above.
What Inkling Small costs in practice
1,000 requests with 2,000 input and 500 output tokens each
| DeepInfra | $1.50 |
| Baseten | $1.60 |
100 long-document requests with 100,000 input and 2,000 output tokens each
| DeepInfra | $4.74 |
| Baseten | $5.24 |
Inkling Small features
- Function calling
- Structured output
- Image input
- Reasoning
- Prompt caching
Use Inkling Small with LiteLLM
Call Inkling Small through the LiteLLM Python SDK, or put it behind the LiteLLM proxy and send OpenAI-format requests to /v1/chat/completions. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at these prices.
from litellm import completion
response = completion(
model="deepinfra/thinkingmachines/Inkling-Small",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)model_list:
- model_name: inkling-small
litellm_params:
model: deepinfra/thinkingmachines/Inkling-Small
api_key: os.environ/DEEPINFRA_API_KEYcurl http://0.0.0.0:4000/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234" \
-d '{
"model": "inkling-small",
"messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}]
}'Inkling Small FAQ
How much does Inkling Small cost?
Inkling Small costs $0.45 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens from DeepInfra, the lowest of 2 providers, with cache reads at $0.10 per 1M tokens.
What is the context window of Inkling Small?
Inkling Small has a 524,288-token context window and returns up to 32,768 tokens per response.
Which providers offer Inkling Small?
Inkling Small is available from 2 providers through LiteLLM: DeepInfra and Baseten. The lowest price is on DeepInfra.
How do I call Inkling Small with an OpenAI-compatible API?
Use the LiteLLM Python SDK with model="deepinfra/thinkingmachines/Inkling-Small", or add the model to the LiteLLM proxy's config.yaml and send requests to /v1/chat/completions from any OpenAI client. LiteLLM tracks the cost of every request at the prices on this page.
What features does Inkling Small support?
Inkling Small supports function calling, structured output, image input, reasoning and prompt caching.
When did LiteLLM add Inkling Small?
Inkling Small was added to LiteLLM's model price file on August 25, 2026.
Sources
Prices come from LiteLLM's open-source model_prices_and_context_window.json, which LiteLLM uses to calculate the cost of every request. Provider pricing pages:
