Thinking Machines Lab's smaller, more efficient open-weight multimodal model, with 12B active parameters out of 276B total.
Efficiency-optimized DeepSeek V4 at 284B total / 13B active for fast, high-throughput inference.
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Both Inkling Small and DeepSeek V4 Flash are capable AI models. The best choice depends on your specific use case: consider pricing, context window, speed, and which capabilities (vision, reasoning, audio) you need.
DeepSeek V4 Flash has a lower blended cost. Inkling Small: $0.45 input / $1.20 output. DeepSeek V4 Flash: $0.09 input / $0.19 output.
DeepSeek V4 Flash has a larger context window: Inkling Small supports 524K tokens vs DeepSeek V4 Flash at 1M tokens.
Inkling Small supports vision/image input, but DeepSeek V4 Flash does not.
Key differences: DeepSeek V4 Flash is significantly cheaper; only Inkling Small supports vision input. Compare full specs on this page.
If cost is your priority, choose the cheaper option. If you need the highest intelligence for complex tasks, pick the higher-scoring model. For long documents or codebases, choose the larger context window. You can try both Inkling Small and DeepSeek V4 Flash for free on idapt.app to see which performs better for your specific needs.