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Inkling model retirement
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api.venice.ai has deprecated the Inkling model without publishing a specific shutdown date. Requests specifying this model will eventually fail. The change applies across calls targeting model Inkling.
What to use instead of Inkling
Use Muse Spark Open instead.
In api.venice.ai's words
Inkling→replaced by [Muse Spark Open](https://basehub.venice.ai/models/muse-spark-open)
Facts
- API
- api.venice.ai
api.venice.ai - Model
Inkling- Released
- July 15, 2026 (models.dev)
- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- No date given yet
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Changelog
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against api.venice.ai's own pages
Questions
When does Inkling shut down?
api.venice.ai deprecated the model Inkling without giving a shutdown date yet.
Do these calls still work?
Yes, they still work: api.venice.ai has not given a shutdown date yet.
When was Inkling released?
Inkling was released on July 15, 2026, according to models.dev.
How do I find the calls this hits in my code?
Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.
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