LiteLLMModels

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.

Model ID deepinfra/thinkingmachines/Inkling-SmallPrices updated Checked
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.

ProviderModel name in LiteLLMInputOutputCache readContext
DeepInfradeepinfra/thinkingmachines/Inkling-Small$0.45$1.20$0.10512K
Basetenbaseten/thinkingmachines/inkling-small$0.50$1.20$0.101M

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

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.

Python SDK
from litellm import completion

response = completion(
    model="deepinfra/thinkingmachines/Inkling-Small",
    messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
Proxy config.yaml
model_list:
  - model_name: inkling-small
    litellm_params:
      model: deepinfra/thinkingmachines/Inkling-Small
      api_key: os.environ/DEEPINFRA_API_KEY
Call the proxy
curl 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:

LiteLLM docs: DeepInfra, Baseten.

Provider pages: DeepInfra, Baseten.