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Inkling (batch)

$0.50/1M in · $2.02/1M out · 524K context. That's cheaper than 49% of the 382 models we track, by output price. Here's what it costs, how its price has moved, and where it fits.

output price · per 1M tokens
$2.02
input $0.50/1M · routed
Context
524K
Input / 1M
$0.50
Output / 1M
$2.02
Modality
text + image + audio
Provider
Thinkingmachines
Tokenizer
Other

Snapshot · source: OpenRouter ↗ · how we measure →

cost at a typical workload
$353 / mo

For 1,500 input + 500 output tokens across 200,000 requests/month. That's 59× the cheapest tracked option (Ling-2.6-flash, $6.00/mo).

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output price history
output / 1M

Flat at $2.02 since tracking began 2026-08-08. Full history →

Where it fits

  • Long inputs — a 524K-token window holds roughly 786 pages of text at once.
  • Multimodal prompts — accepts image input alongside text (and audio).

Watch for

  • Priced from OpenRouter's routed market, not a first-party list price — availability and rate can shift without notice.

These notes are derived from price, context and modality — structural facts, not measured quality. Measured cost-to-finish-a-task lives on the real-cost index.

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How to read Inkling (batch)'s pricing

Two numbers decide most of the bill: $0.50/1M for input (everything you send — prompt, context, attachments) and $2.02/1M for output (everything it generates, including hidden reasoning tokens). Output is priced 4.0× the input rate here, so the shape of your workload — how much it reads versus writes — matters as much as the headline figure. This row is OpenRouter's routed market price; it can move as providers and routing change.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Inkling (batch) cost per million tokens?

Inkling (batch) is priced at $0.50 per 1M input tokens and $2.02 per 1M output tokens, from OpenRouter's routed market price as of the 2026-08-12 snapshot. Output is the figure that usually drives the bill. Enter your own token volumes in the cost calculator for a monthly estimate.

What is Inkling (batch)'s context window?

Inkling (batch) has a 524K-token context window — roughly 786 pages of text. Prompt, attachments, conversation and the model's own output all share that budget, and every token you send is billed at the input rate.

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