# thinkingmachines/inkling

Calls to the model thinkingmachines/inkling on DeepInfra stopped working on October 22, 2026.

On October 22, 2026, the model thinkingmachines/inkling will be retired. Requests specifying model thinkingmachines/inkling will fail after this date. Update any systems currently targeting this model before the shutdown to prevent request failures.

- API: DeepInfra (api.deepinfra.com)
- Model: thinkingmachines/inkling
- Kind: Model retirement
- Takes effect: October 22, 2026
- Calls after that day: fail
- Calls it hits: `model thinkingmachines/inkling`
- Source: [Lifecycle page](https://api.deepinfra.com/models/list)
- Page: https://www.okapi.bot/models/deepinfra/thinkingmachines/inkling/

## What to use instead

DeepInfra recommends moving to thinkingmachines/Inkling-Small as the replacement.