Aion-1.0 is a multi-model system designed for high performance across various tasks, including reasoning and coding. It is built on DeepSeek-R1, augmented with additional models and techniques such as Tree of Thoughts (ToT) and Mixture of E…
Model details →AionLabs: Aion-1.0 vs Thinking Machines: Inkling (free)
Thinking Machines: Inkling (free) wins on 5 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
Inkling is an open-weight multimodal mixture-of-experts model from Thinking Machines Lab, with 41B active parameters out of 975B total. It is designed for general-purpose reasoning, coding, agentic and tool-use systems,...
Model details →Side-by-side comparison
| Capability | AionLabs: Aion-1.0 | Thinking Machines: Inkling (free) | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Context window Maximum number of input tokens the model can attend to in a single request. | 131K | 262K | 🏆 Thinking Machines: Inkling (free) |
| Input price (per 1M) Cost per million input tokens billed by the provider. | $4.00 | $0.00 | 🏆 Thinking Machines: Inkling (free) |
| Output price (per 1M) Cost per million output tokens billed by the provider. | $8.00 | $0.00 | 🏆 Thinking Machines: Inkling (free) |
| Tool / function calling First-class support for emitting structured tool calls. | — | Yes | 🏆 Thinking Machines: Inkling (free) |
| Vision input Accepts image inputs alongside text. | — | Yes | 🏆 Thinking Machines: Inkling (free) |
| Reasoning mode Internal chain-of-thought / extended-thinking support. | Yes | Yes | Tie |
Frequently asked questions
Is AionLabs: Aion-1.0 better than Thinking Machines: Inkling (free)?
Thinking Machines: Inkling (free) wins on 5 of 6 axes — pricing and capability skew in its favour for most workloads.
What's the price difference between AionLabs: Aion-1.0 and Thinking Machines: Inkling (free)?
Input: $4.00 vs $0.00 per 1M tokens. Output: $8.00 vs $0.00 per 1M tokens.
What context windows do AionLabs: Aion-1.0 and Thinking Machines: Inkling (free) support?
AionLabs: Aion-1.0 supports up to 131K tokens. Thinking Machines: Inkling (free) supports up to 262K tokens.
Do both AionLabs: Aion-1.0 and Thinking Machines: Inkling (free) support tool calling?
AionLabs: Aion-1.0: not advertised. Thinking Machines: Inkling (free): yes.