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Thinking Machines Lab
AI research lab; ships Tinker (@tinkerapi), a post-training/fine-tuning API.
What Thinking Machines Lab does
AI research lab; ships Tinker (@tinkerapi), a post-training/fine-tuning API. Research lab publishing on its 'Connectionism' blog; Tinker lets you fine-tune and sample open models (and its own Inkling models) via API, with downloadable weights.
Try this in 10 minutes
- Sign up (free plan or trial if available) and try it on one real task from this week.
- Compare the result with how you do that task today: faster, better, or neither?
- Note anything you had to fix by hand before you'd trust it with a customer.
General first steps for this type of tool (no specific use cases recorded yet).
Honest take
No red flags in our notes so far
We have not written a detailed take on this tool yet. The summary above is based on the maker’s own website.
Pricing
Usage-based (per 1M tokens) for Tinker; serverless inference in beta.
Prices as listed by the maker when we last checked (2026-10-18); usually in US dollars. Check the website for current prices.
Latest update
No major updates recorded since we added it.
Is Thinking Machines Lab worth it? Quick answers
Is Thinking Machines Lab worth it?
Thinking Machines Lab is a niche pick: useful for specific cases, but most small businesses can skip it for now. It is a paid tool, so test it on one real task before committing.
How much does Thinking Machines Lab cost?
Usage-based (per 1M tokens) for Tinker; serverless inference in beta.
What is Thinking Machines Lab used for?
AI research lab; ships Tinker (@tinkerapi), a post-training/fine-tuning API.