▶ 12:13 · $THINKING-MACHINES · Thinking Machines Lab's Inkling ranks #1 US open-source model but only #10 globally behind Chinese rivals

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The Model That Beat Claude & ChatGPT, The Nvidia GPU Crunch Continues, Beehiiv’s Social Tools

2026-07-18 · 4 company · 6 thematic

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anastasia angelopoulos

Runs Arena, an AI benchmarking platform with tens of millions of users performing real-world coding, math, and agentic workflows. Provides expert analysis on model performance trends and open vs closed source dynamics.

tyler denk

Founder of Beehiiv, a creator platform for newsletters, websites, podcasts, and communities. Advocates for creator-owned audience relationships and consolidated tooling against algorithmic social networks.

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“Inkling is the first open-source model to be released uh by Thinky... England came out at the top of the US open-source race today. That said, it is not yet a frontier model by any stretch. It is, if you look at the wider field of top 10,…”

—anastasia angelopoulos

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