# Thinking Machines Launches Inkling 2 Small

> Thinking Machines debuts Inkling 2 Small AI model after reported $5B funding push.
- Title: Thinking Machines Launches Inkling 2 Small · SiliconANGLE
- Summary: Thinking Machines debuts Inkling 2 Small AI model after reported $5B funding push.
- Keywords: thinking machines, inkling 2 small, ai model, qwen3.5-4b, weather forecasting, funding round, open source, enterprise, SiliconANGLE
- Source: SiliconANGLE — https://siliconangle.com/2026/11/06/thinking-machines-debuts-inkling-2-small-amid-reported-5b-fundraising-push
- Author: Maria Deutscher
- Published: 2026-11-06T21:27:42+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: thinking machines, inkling 2 small, ai model, qwen3.5-4b, weather forecasting, funding round, open source, technology, enterprise
## New AI Model Release
Thinking Machines Labs Inc. released Inkling 2 Small, a large language model for automating AI training tasks.
## Reported $5B Funding
Business Insider reported Thinking Machines is raising a $5 billion funding round led by Accel, expected to reach $40 billion valuation.
## Training Process
The company trained Inkling 2 Small on GB300 NVL72 racks with 72 Blackwell Ultra graphics cards in 68 hours.
## Coding Challenges
Inkling 2 Small honed programming skills through hundreds of thousands of long-horizon coding challenges.
## Weather Forecasting
Inkling 2 Small doubled Qwen3.5-4B's weather forecasting score in 4.5 hours.
## Vision Encoder
The model includes a vision encoder to analyze images and verify graphic quality for e-commerce stores.
## Key takeaway

Thinking Machines released Inkling 2 Small, an AI model that doubles Qwen3.5-4B's weather forecasting score in 4.5 hours, amid reported $5 billion funding.