Inkling for roleplay Exact style and structure, on Ultra and Legendary.
Thinking Machines Lab’s Inkling is an open, general-purpose model made to be fine-tuned for other jobs. It follows detailed rules closely and replies quickly, but its scores fall off toward the end of long stories. Like every storyteller on LoreWeaver, it plays inside your world with your memories and lore cards in reach, and you can switch models mid-story.
- Speed
- Very fast
- Plans
- Ultra and up
- Context
- Up to 32K
Inkling
Exact style and structure
- Context
- Ultra16K
- Legendary32K
- Released
- Jul 2026, open weights
- Public boards
- Creative writing#47 of 140
- Long stories#37 of 140
- Arena votes#144 of 414
The short answer
Is Inkling good for roleplay?
Thinking Machines Lab’s Inkling is an open, general-purpose model made to be fine-tuned for other jobs. It follows detailed rules closely and replies quickly, but its scores fall off toward the end of long stories. It is included on Ultra at $24.99 a month, and on Legendary, with 16K to 32K tokens of context, depending on the plan. Typical reply time: usually under 5 seconds, measured on real LoreWeaver stories.
Updated
- Usually under 5 seconds
- Very fast
- tokens of context on its largest plan
- 32K
- the first plan that includes it
- Ultra
- the year Thinking Machines Lab released it
- 2026
Inkling in play
Where it shines, and where it slips.
Strengths
- Following direction: Follows detailed rules and formats closely, 15th of 139 for instruction following on EQ-Bench.
- Speed: Quick, even with the brief thinking it does before each reply.
Drawbacks
- Long stories: Its makers note weaker performance in long conversations, and its long-story scores drop by the final chapter.
- Narration: A plain, structured voice that can slip into lists or headings, with some purple patches.
Plans and context
What each plan gives Inkling.
It is included on Ultra at $24.99 a month, and on Legendary.
Context is how much the storyteller reads before it writes: the latest scenes, plus the memories, recap, and lore cards the moment needs. Bigger plans give a model more of it, which helps most in long campaigns.
| Plan | Context | Price a month |
|---|---|---|
| Ultra | 16K tokens | $24.99 |
| Legendary | 32K tokens | $49.99 |
Outside the guide
How public boards rank Inkling.
None of these boards tests roleplay, so the guide reads them beside its own notes from real stories rather than in their place.
A high rank on long stories tends to mean fewer slips late in a campaign; a high arena rank means people liked its prose in a blind vote.
| Board | Rank | What it measures |
|---|---|---|
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 47 of 140 | Short stories from 32 prompts, compared in pairs by an AI judge (Claude Sonnet 4.6). |
| EQ-Bench Longform | 37 of 140 | A planned story eight chapters long, judged chapter by chapter and as a whole. A model that fades late loses ground. |
| Arena Creative Writing | 144 of 414 | Blind votes from people choosing the better of two answers to the same creative prompt. |
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FAQ
Inkling questions, answered.
01Which plan includes Inkling?
It is included on Ultra at $24.99 a month, and on Legendary. Every account starts free, so you can play the free storyteller first and switch models whenever you upgrade, mid-story included.
02How much context does Inkling get?
16K on Ultra, 32K on Legendary. Context is how much the model reads before it replies. LoreWeaver fills it with the latest scenes plus the memories, recap, and lore cards the moment needs, so a long story stays consistent after its opening chapters have scrolled out of view.
03How fast is Inkling?
Very fast: usually under 5 seconds for a typical reply of 150 to 300 words. That is the median of real story replies on LoreWeaver in the week to October 16, 2026, start to finish.
04Who makes Inkling?
Thinking Machines Lab makes Inkling and released it in July 2026. Its weights are public, so anyone can run it. On LoreWeaver it plays inside your world, with your lore cards, memories, and Loom threads shaping its replies.
Sources
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Your storyteller
Try Inkling in a story of your own.
Start free, then pick Inkling from the model menu once your plan includes it.