Thinking Machines Inkling (Reasoning)

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Thinking Machines Inkling (Reasoning)

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Release Date

Jul 18th, 2026

Context Size

Reasoning

Benchmark Cost

$14.54

Speed

77.6 tok/s

Subcategories

Bad Writing Habits

Detects common prose quality anti-patterns in AI-generated creative writing, including passive voice, past progressive overuse, weak dialogue tags, filter words, purple prose, cliches, AI-ism words/adverbs/names, and more.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	Total
Detailed Writing Rules
Fantasy: entering an ancient ruin Creative Writing Hallucination	91	83	83	81	71	82%
Horror: alone in an eerie place at night Creative Writing Hallucination	92	89	86	82	81	86%
Literary fiction: old friends reunite Creative Writing Hallucination	86	85	85	84	79	84%
Mystery: examining a crime scene Creative Writing Hallucination	86	86	84	82	78	83%
Romance: separated couple reunites Creative Writing Hallucination	88	84	84	80	78	83%
Thriller: chase through city streets Creative Writing Hallucination	91	87	86	85	85	87%
Detailed Writing Rules						84.01%
genre
Fantasy: entering an ancient ruin Creative Writing Hallucination	79	77	77	76	70	76%
Horror: alone in an eerie place at night Creative Writing Hallucination	80	79	76	75	74	77%
Literary fiction: old friends reunite Creative Writing Hallucination	79	77	74	72	72	75%
Mystery: examining a crime scene Creative Writing Hallucination	81	79	74	74	74	76%
Romance: separated couple reunites Creative Writing Hallucination	81	76	76	75	75	77%
Thriller: chase through city streets Creative Writing Hallucination	82	82	76	75	74	78%
genre						76.36%
Novelcrafter Default Prompt
Fantasy: entering an ancient ruin Creative Writing Hallucination	75	74	71	70	68	72%
Horror: alone in an eerie place at night Creative Writing Hallucination	88	87	83	82	81	84%
Literary fiction: old friends reunite Creative Writing Hallucination	84	84	81	81	77	81%
Mystery: examining a crime scene Creative Writing Hallucination	79	76	76	75	73	76%
Romance: separated couple reunites Creative Writing Hallucination	88	86	85	82	82	84%
Thriller: chase through city streets Creative Writing Hallucination	86	80	80	76	76	80%
Novelcrafter Default Prompt						79.47%
79.95%

Codex Extraction

Evaluates a model's ability to extract structured codex entries (characters, locations, objects, lore) from prose passages and return them as well-formed XML.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	Total
Long: The Spire of Echoes (Dense) Tooling Reasoning	97	96	96	96	96	96%
Medium: The Hollow (Inferred) Tooling Reasoning	98	97	97	97	96	97%
Medium: Through the Thornveil (Scattered) Tooling Reasoning	98	98	96	96	96	97%
Short: The Rusty Lantern (Explicit) Tooling Reasoning	99	99	99	98	98	99%
97.05%

Codex Red Herring (False Positive Detection)

Tests whether models correctly report "no violations" when a codex is fully consistent with the prose passage. Models that hallucinate false violations (false positives) fail. Uses a 2×2 matrix of text length × codex size, with bare and detailed-entry variants.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
basic entries
Long text (~1594 words), big codex (51 entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	100	100	100	17	17	17	17	67%
Long text (~1594 words), small codex (11 entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Short text (~524 words), big codex (51 entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	100	100	25	25	25	25	25	63%
Short text (~524 words), small codex (11 entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	25	25	25	25	25	25	25	48%
basic entries											69.17%
detailed entries
Long text (~1594 words), big codex (51 detailed entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	25	93%
Long text (~1594 words), small codex (11 detailed entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Short text (~524 words), big codex (51 detailed entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	25	25	85%
Short text (~524 words), small codex (11 detailed entries) Hallucination	100	100	100	100	100	100	25	25	25	25	70%
detailed entries											86.87%
78.02%

Codex Violation Detection

Detects factual inconsistencies between a story bible and prose passages. The model must output structured XML identifying each violation with paragraph number and substring.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
matrix
Large codex (40 entries), long passage (1,019 words) Tooling Reasoning	99	99	99	96	96	95	95	95	92	92	96%
Large codex (40 entries), short passage (165 words) Tooling Reasoning	98	98	98	98	96	96	96	96	95	94	97%
Small codex (7 entries), long passage (734 words) Tooling Reasoning	100	100	100	100	95	95	92	92	91	79	94%
Small codex (7 entries), short passage (165 words) Tooling Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	97	100%
matrix											96.68%
tiers
5 codex entries Tooling Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
10 codex entries Tooling Reasoning	100	100	100	92	92	92	92	92	92	92	95%
20 codex entries Tooling Reasoning	92	92	92	92	92	89	88	85	85	85	89%
40 codex entries Tooling Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	95	95	99%
tiers											95.80%
96.24%

Data extraction

Extract key details from a given block of text.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
All valid emails Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Contextual pronoun Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Fruits excluding citrus Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Future event time Reasoning	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50	50%
Guess the pet Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Highest-rated movie Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Indirect birth year Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
What instrument does Lucy play? Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
What's the color of the car? Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Who's the sister? Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Who's the tallest? Reasoning	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
95.45%

Dialogue tags

Various tasks related to dialogue tags in text.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
dialogue-200
Write 200 words with 10% dialogue Rule Following Utility	100	100	99	99	80	72	72	53	50	50	77%
Write 200 words with 50% dialogue Rule Following Utility	99	95	80	68	67	43	38	38	36	0	56%
Write 200 words with 90% dialogue Rule Following Utility	96	95	80	79	72	67	63	51	50	48	70%
dialogue-200											68.01%
dialogue-500
Write 500 words with 30% dialogue Rule Following Utility	49	45	16	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11%
Write 500 words with 50% dialogue Rule Following Utility	43	30	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	9%
Write 500 words with 70% dialogue Rule Following Utility	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0%
dialogue-500											6.86%
Ungrouped
Write unattributed dialogue Rule Following	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
46.37%

Language Comprehension

Does the model understand more than just English?

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	Total
Asking for directions (Dutch) Language	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Asking for directions (German) Language	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Friend got new kittens (German) Language	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Friend got new kittens (Tagalog) Language	100	100	100	100	100	100%
100.00%

Language Writing

Can the model generate text in different languages?

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	Total
Character dialogue (French) in a story Language	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Character dialogue (German) in a story Language	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Character dialogue (Hindi) in a story Language	100	50	50	50	47	59%
Character dialogue (Italian) in a story Language	100	100	100	100	93	99%
Character dialogue (Spanish) in a story Language	100	100	100	100	91	98%
91.22%

N-Length Sentences

Write sentences with exactly N words

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
Write sentences with 5 words each Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Write sentences with 10 words each Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Write sentences with 20 words each Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
100.00%

Novel outline

Handle questions about the outline of a novel in various formats

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
outline-count
Count acts Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Count chapters Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Count scenes Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
outline-count											100.00%
pov-count
Count point of views for Jack and Olivia Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	50	95%
Count point of views for Jack Harper Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Count point of views for Olivia Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
pov-count											98.33%
99.17%

Relationship tree

Extracts a deterministic XML family and relationship tree from cumulative literary prose.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	Total
Core relationship tree Tooling Reasoning Hallucination	98	93	92	87	87	92%
Family relationship tree Tooling Reasoning Hallucination	85	84	83	81	80	83%
87.09%

Text Replacement

Tests deterministic text transformations: renaming characters/locations, expanding contractions, tense rewriting, POV shifts, gender swaps, combined transformations, and word avoidance. Scored by checking each expected change independently.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	Total
Generic Prompt
Avoid said/asked/replied/answered Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Character rename: Elena->Mirabel, Gregor->Aldric Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Combined: 3rd person past → 1st person present Text Editing	100	100	90	90	90	90	90	93%
Expand all contractions Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	99	98	100%
Location rename: market square, outer ring, bridge, northern mines Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Multi-character gender swap: Priya(F)->Rohan(M), Mara unchanged Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Passive voice → active voice Text Editing Hallucination	97	97	97	97	96	96	95	96%
POV shift: 3rd person to 1st person (Elena's perspective) Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Tense rewriting: past to present Text Editing	92	89	89	82	82	82	81	85%
Generic Prompt								97.15%
Specific Prompt
Avoid said/asked/replied/answered Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Character rename: Elena->Mirabel, Gregor->Aldric Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Combined: 3rd person past → 1st person present Text Editing	100	100	99	99	99	99	99	99%
Expand all contractions Text Editing	100	100	100	100	98	98	98	99%
Location rename: market square, outer ring, bridge, northern mines Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Multi-character gender swap: Priya(F)->Rohan(M), Mara unchanged Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	99	100%
Passive voice → active voice Text Editing Hallucination	99	99	99	98	98	98	98	99%
POV shift: 3rd person to 1st person (Elena's perspective) Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Tense rewriting: past to present Text Editing	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Specific Prompt								99.73%
98.44%

Tool usage within Novelcrafter

Output messages that are related to tool usage within Novelcrafter

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
Create alternate prose sections Tooling	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
100.00%

Voice/dialogue sheets

Extract dialogue from given text as voice sheets.

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
Multiple speakers Rule Following	100	100	100	100	0	0	0	0	0	0	40%
Simple Rule Following	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	0	90%
Simple (1-shot) 1-shot Rule Following	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Simple (5-shot) Few-shot Rule Following	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
Unattributed dialogue Rule Following	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
86.00%

Write N of X

Write exactly N words/sentences/paragraphs...

Scenario	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8	#9	#10	Total
paragraphs
1 paragraph summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
3 paragraph summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
5 paragraph summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	0	90%
paragraphs											96.67%
sentences
1 sentence summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
3 sentence summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
10 sentence summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
20 sentence summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
50 sentence summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	92	54	0	0	75%
sentences											94.91%
words
10 word summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
20 word summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
50 word summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
100 word summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	100%
200 word summary Utility	100	100	100	100	100	100	100	98	98	92	99%
words											99.78%
97.19%