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Thinking Machines Lab (Mira Murati) — Released July 15, 2026

Inkling Prompt Generator

20 free Inkling prompts for multimodal analysis, long-context reasoning, coding, and research — with configurable thinking effort. Copy directly into the Inkling API or chat. No signup.

975B MoE — Open Weight Text + Image + Audio Input 1M Token Context Thinking Effort: Low / Medium / High Founded by Mira Murati

What Is the Inkling Prompt Generator?

The Inkling prompt generator on this page gives you 20 copy-paste prompts built for Thinking Machines Lab's open-weight multimodal AI model. Inkling launched on July 15, 2026 — created by the team behind some of the most consequential AI systems ever built, led by Mira Murati, who served as OpenAI's CTO from 2018 to 2024 and oversaw GPT-4, ChatGPT, and DALL-E. The model runs on a 975 billion parameter Mixture-of-Experts architecture, accepts text, image, and audio as native inputs, processes up to 1 million tokens in a single context window, and includes a configurable thinking effort dial for matching reasoning depth to task complexity.

The prompts here are organised by use case — multimodal analysis, long-context processing, coding, research, and knowledge work — with a recommended thinking effort level for each. As an open-weight model, Inkling can be self-hosted at no per-token cost once deployed, making it a strong option for privacy-sensitive or high-volume workloads. Paste any prompt into the Inkling chat interface, the Thinking Machines Lab API, or your self-hosted instance — fill in the bracketed placeholders and you are ready to go.

Inkling Thinking Effort Levels — When to Use Each

Low
Fast Response

Simple lookups, tone rewrites, formatting tasks, quick summaries, one-sentence answers. No deep reasoning needed — use this for speed and cost efficiency.

Medium
Balanced Default

Writing, data analysis from screenshots, standard code review, meeting summaries, competitive analysis. The right default for the majority of tasks.

High
Deep Reasoning

Full codebase audits, research synthesis from long documents, complex debugging, multi-step agentic workflows, hard logical proofs. Use when output quality is paramount.

20 Free Inkling Prompts — Copy & Paste

Each prompt shows the recommended thinking effort level. Works with the Inkling API, chat interface, and self-hosted deployments.

A
Multimodal effort: high

Analyse Image + Build Action Plan

Analyse the attached image and build a concrete action plan based on what you observe. [Attach your image — diagram, chart, screenshot, whiteboard, document scan, or photo] Deliver: 1. What the image shows (2–3 sentence summary, no jargon) 2. The 3 most important observations — what stands out or looks wrong 3. A numbered action plan with priorities (urgent → important → nice-to-have) 4. One question the image raises that the action plan cannot answer yet Tone: direct, concise, actionable. No restating obvious information from the image.

A
Multimodal effort: medium

Audio Meeting Summary + Decisions Log

Transcribe and summarise the attached audio recording of a meeting. [Attach your audio file — supports MP3, M4A, WAV, OGG] Deliver: 1. PARTICIPANTS — who spoke and their apparent role 2. SUMMARY — 3-paragraph narrative of what was discussed 3. DECISIONS MADE — bulleted list, each with the person who made it 4. ACTION ITEMS — who does what by when (format: [Person] → [Task] → [Deadline]) 5. OPEN QUESTIONS — unresolved items that need a follow-up If multiple speakers overlap or are unclear, note it rather than guessing.

L
Long-Context effort: high

Long Document Deep Dive — 1M Context

Analyse the following long document or set of documents. Use your full context window to process the entire content before responding. [Paste your document(s) here — Inkling supports up to 1M tokens of context] Deliver: 1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY — 5 bullet points, one sentence each 2. KEY FINDINGS — the 5 most important facts or conclusions 3. CONTRADICTIONS — places where the document contradicts itself or external knowledge 4. GAPS — what the document does not address that it should 5. RECOMMENDED NEXT STEPS — 3 actions based on the content Do not hallucinate content not present in the document. If unsure about a claim, say so.

C
Coding effort: high

Codebase Audit — Full Repo Context

Perform a full codebase audit using the entire repository context. Read every file before making judgements. [Paste your full codebase or paste file contents one by one] Language/framework: [e.g. TypeScript / Next.js 15 / PostgreSQL] Deliver a prioritised audit report covering: 1. SECURITY — vulnerabilities ranked by severity (critical / high / medium / low) 2. PERFORMANCE — bottlenecks, N+1 queries, synchronous blocking 3. MAINTAINABILITY — code duplication, missing abstractions, naming confusion 4. TEST COVERAGE — untested critical paths 5. QUICK WINS — fixes under 30 minutes with high impact Format each finding as: [File:Line] — [Problem] — [Fix] — [Risk: H/M/L]

M
Multimodal effort: high

Multimodal Bug Report — Screenshot + Code

I have a bug. Attached is a screenshot of the incorrect behaviour plus the relevant code. [Attach screenshot of the bug] Relevant code: ``` [Paste your code] ``` Error message (if any): ``` [Paste the error] ``` Expected behaviour: [describe what should happen] Actual behaviour: [describe what is happening instead] Environment: [OS, browser/runtime, key package versions] Deliver: 1. Root cause — what specifically is causing this 2. Exact fix — the minimum code change required 3. Why it happened — the conceptual mistake 4. How to prevent this class of bug in future

O
Open-Weight effort: medium

Open-Weight Deployment Guide

Write a production deployment guide for self-hosting Inkling on the following infrastructure: Infrastructure: [e.g. single A100 80GB server / 2× H100 nodes / cloud VM type] Use case: [e.g. internal coding assistant / customer support bot / research tool] Expected load: [e.g. 50 concurrent users / batch processing / real-time API] Deliver: 1. Hardware requirements check — does the infrastructure meet minimum specs? 2. Step-by-step setup (Docker / vLLM / Hugging Face Inference recommended stack) 3. Quantisation recommendation (FP16 / INT8 / AWQ) based on the hardware 4. API wrapper config (OpenAI-compatible endpoint setup) 5. Monitoring and cost estimation for the use case 6. Security checklist for internal deployment

R
Research effort: high

Research Synthesis — Multi-Source

Synthesise the following sources on [topic] into a structured research brief. [Paste source texts, URLs, or documents here — use the 1M context window to include everything] Deliver: 1. CONSENSUS — what all sources agree on 2. CONTRADICTIONS — where they disagree and the most credible position 3. RECENCY GAP — what the most recent source says that older ones missed 4. MISSING EVIDENCE — what claim in these sources lacks supporting data 5. PRACTICAL TAKEAWAY — one paragraph for a non-specialist decision-maker Cite specific sources for each finding. Do not blend sources in a way that misrepresents any individual source.

S
Reasoning effort: high

Step-by-Step Hard Reasoning

Solve this problem step by step. Show every deduction explicitly — do not skip steps or jump to conclusions. [Paste your logic problem, mathematical proof, legal argument, strategic dilemma, or multi-constraint scenario] Format your answer as: - STEP 1: [state the deduction and its basis] - STEP 2: [next deduction] ... (continue until resolved) - ANSWER: [clear, unambiguous conclusion] - CONFIDENCE: [high / medium / low] + one sentence on what would change the answer If the problem is ambiguous or has multiple valid answers, state all of them.

C
Coding effort: high

Code Review — Thinking Mode On

Review this code with full thinking effort. Work through every line before commenting — do not surface issues you have not thought through. Code: ``` [Paste your code] ``` Language/framework: [e.g. Python 3.12 / FastAPI / SQLAlchemy 2] For every issue found: 1. Exact file/line reference 2. What is wrong and why 3. The specific input or condition that triggers the failure 4. The corrected code snippet 5. The bug class (logic error / type error / race condition / security / performance) Do not invent issues. Only flag real problems with concrete failure scenarios.

A
Agentic effort: high

Agentic Task — Plan then Execute

Execute the following multi-step task. Before starting, write an explicit plan — enumerate every step, identify dependencies, and flag risks. Then execute each step in order. Task: [describe your goal in one sentence] Context: [Paste relevant documents, data, or background information] Constraints: - [constraint 1, e.g. must use only public data] - [constraint 2, e.g. output must be under 500 words] After execution: 1. Final deliverable 2. Steps completed vs. planned 3. Deviations from the plan and why 4. Recommended follow-up action

L
Multimodal effort: medium

Lecture / Long Audio — Chapter Summary

Process the attached audio lecture or long-form audio content and create a structured learning summary. [Attach your audio file — lecture, podcast, interview, webinar] Deliver: 1. TOPIC — one sentence on what this audio is about 2. CHAPTER BREAKDOWN — timestamp + one-sentence summary for each major section 3. KEY CONCEPTS — define the 5 most important terms or ideas introduced 4. QUOTABLE MOMENTS — 3 direct quotes worth sharing verbatim 5. STUDY QUESTIONS — 5 questions to test understanding of the material 6. WHAT TO FOLLOW UP — one external resource this content points toward

A
Multimodal effort: high

Architecture Review — Diagram Analysis

Review this system architecture diagram and provide a critical engineering assessment. [Attach your architecture diagram — AWS/GCP/Azure diagram, draw.io export, whiteboard photo, or Lucidchart screenshot] Assess against these dimensions: 1. SINGLE POINTS OF FAILURE — components with no redundancy 2. SCALABILITY BOTTLENECKS — where the design breaks at 10× current load 3. SECURITY CONCERNS — exposed attack surfaces, missing encryption, weak auth boundaries 4. OPERATIONAL COMPLEXITY — parts that will be hardest to debug or maintain 5. COST INEFFICIENCIES — over-provisioned or redundant components Score each dimension: Green (good) / Yellow (concern) / Red (fix before launch). End with the one architectural change that would most improve the design.

C
Research effort: high

Competitive Analysis — Deep Research

Write a deep competitive analysis for the following market context: Our product: [one sentence] Primary target customer: [describe] Competitors: [list 5–6 names] For each competitor, analyse: - Core value proposition (one sentence) - Estimated revenue tier (startup / mid-market / enterprise) - Key differentiator they own - Achilles heel (their weakest point) - Pricing model Then provide: - The positioning gap none of these competitors owns - The customer job-to-be-done that is currently underserved - Three messaging angles that would resonate against the top 2 competitors

L
Writing effort: high

Long-Form Technical Article

Write a 2,000-word technical article for an engineering audience. Topic: [your topic] Primary keyword: [must appear in H1, intro, and body twice] Audience: [e.g. senior backend engineers, ML practitioners, DevOps teams] Tone: authoritative but accessible — zero buzzwords Structure: - H1 with the primary keyword - 150-word intro: problem the reader has, specific takeaway this article delivers - 4–5 H2 sections with code examples or benchmarks where relevant - One 'common misconception' section - 100-word conclusion with a direct call to action No filler sentences. Every paragraph must add new information the reader did not have before reading it.

D
Multimodal effort: medium

Data from Screenshot — Analysis

Analyse the data visible in the attached screenshot and extract structured insights. [Attach a screenshot of a dashboard, chart, spreadsheet, analytics report, or data table] Deliver: 1. What data is shown (title, date range, source if visible) 2. Three key trends or patterns 3. The single most surprising data point 4. What the data does NOT show that would be needed to draw firm conclusions 5. Three recommended actions based on what is visible If the image is too low-resolution to read specific numbers, say so and work with what is visible.

S
Knowledge Work effort: high

Strategy Memo — Executive Audience

Write a one-page strategy memo for an executive audience on the following topic: Topic: [e.g. 'Should we expand into the European market in Q1?'] Context: [paste relevant background, data, or constraints] Audience: [CEO / Board / VP-level / cross-functional team] Memo structure: 1. SITUATION — 2 sentences on current state 2. COMPLICATION — the specific problem or opportunity requiring a decision 3. QUESTION — the single question this memo answers 4. ANSWER — the recommendation in one sentence (this goes first, not last) 5. EVIDENCE — 3 data points or arguments supporting the recommendation 6. RISKS — the two strongest counterarguments and mitigations 7. NEXT STEP — one concrete action with a named owner and date Max 400 words. No passive voice. No hedging.

M
Open-Weight effort: medium

Model Evaluation — Inkling vs Alternatives

Help me decide whether to use Inkling or an alternative model for my use case. Use case: [describe your task in detail — e.g. 'process 500-page legal contracts for key clause extraction'] Budget: [cloud API / self-hosted / hybrid] Scale: [number of requests per day or month] Latency requirement: [real-time / batch / async is fine] Data sensitivity: [can data leave my premises?] Evaluate Inkling against these 3 alternatives: [list the models you are considering] For each model, score: - Task fit (1–5) - Cost at my scale (1–5) - Data privacy compliance (1–5) - Deployment complexity (1–5) Recommend one model with a clear rationale.

D
Knowledge Work effort: high

Decision Under Uncertainty

Help me make this high-stakes decision using structured thinking. Decision: [describe it precisely] Context: [what led to this decision point?] Options under consideration: [list 3–5] Known constraints: [time, resources, irreversibility] Stakeholders affected: [who and how] Deliver: 1. A decision matrix with the 5 most important criteria, weighted by importance 2. Score each option against each criterion 3. Your recommendation with the strongest argument for it 4. The strongest argument AGAINST your recommendation — steelman it honestly 5. The reversibility score: if you choose wrong, how easily can you reverse it? 6. The one additional piece of information that would most change your answer

S
Knowledge Work effort: high

System Prompt — Production Quality

Write a production-quality system prompt for an Inkling deployment. Use case: [e.g. 'internal research assistant for a pharma R&D team'] Tone: [formal / technical / empathetic / conversational] Thinking effort default: [low / medium / high] Out-of-scope handling: [what should it refuse or redirect?] Output format preferences: [structured / freeform / always include citations] Requirements for the system prompt: - Persona established in the first two sentences - Explicit thinking effort instruction - Multimodal input handling rules (what to do with images/audio if attached) - Fallback for out-of-scope queries - Under 600 tokens Also write 3 test prompts to verify the system prompt is working correctly.

E
Writing effort: medium

Explain Complex Topic — Plain Language

Explain the following complex topic to someone with no background in it. Topic: [e.g. 'how Mixture-of-Experts AI architectures work', 'why central banks raise interest rates', 'how mRNA vaccines are made'] Audience: [describe — e.g. 'my 65-year-old parent', 'a first-year university student', 'a smart non-specialist'] Length: [short = 3 paragraphs / medium = 6 paragraphs / long = full essay] Rules: - No jargon without definition - Use one concrete analogy per concept - End with 'what this means for you' — a practical implication - If there is a common misconception about this topic, address it explicitly

Inkling vs Other Leading AI Models (July 2026)

How Inkling compares to the top text and multimodal AI models across the dimensions that matter for reasoning, research, and coding.

Model Best For Modality Context Access
Inkling ✓ Multimodal tasks, long-context reasoning, self-hosted deployments Text + Image + Audio 1M tokens Open weight + API
Claude Sonnet 5 Agentic workflows, writing, everyday power use Text + Image 1M tokens API only — $2/$10 MTok
Claude Fable 5 Hardest frontier tasks, full codebase audits Text + Image 1M tokens API only — $10/$50 MTok
Grok 4.5 Coding, agentic tasks — co-trained with Cursor Text + Image 128K tokens API only — $2/$6 MTok
GPT-5.6 General use, plugin ecosystem, image generation Text + Image 128K tokens API only — $5/$20 MTok
DeepSeek V4 Open-source research and self-hosted deployments Text only 1M tokens Open weight (MIT)

Inkling Prompting Tips

Do This:

  • Specify thinking effort explicitly — "use high thinking effort" is a direct instruction the model honours
  • Attach images alongside text prompts for analysis tasks — multimodal input is natively supported
  • Use the full 1M context window for long documents — paste entire books, codebases, or call transcripts
  • For agentic tasks, say "plan each step before executing" to surface the model's reasoning chain
  • Pair audio files with a specific instruction — transcription, summary, chapter breakdown, or sentiment
  • For self-hosted deployments, set a system prompt that specifies the thinking effort default for your use case

Avoid This:

  • Using high thinking effort on low-complexity tasks — slower output with no quality gain
  • Vague prompts like "summarise this" without specifying the desired format and audience
  • Sending images without context — always state what you want the model to do with the image
  • Confusing Inkling with image-generation models — it analyses images, it does not generate them
  • Omitting version numbers in coding tasks — Inkling respects them and produces more accurate output
  • Skipping the system prompt when self-hosting — a well-written system prompt multiplies prompt quality across every user interaction

Inkling — Frequently Asked Questions

What is Inkling?

Inkling is an open-weight multimodal AI model released on July 15, 2026 by Thinking Machines Lab — the AI research company founded by Mira Murati, former Chief Technology Officer of OpenAI. Inkling runs on a 975 billion parameter Mixture-of-Experts (MoE) architecture, accepts text, image, and audio as inputs, supports a 1 million token context window, and includes a configurable 'thinking effort' dial for controlling reasoning depth. The model is released as open weights, meaning organisations can self-host it without API costs. The name reflects the company's philosophy that good AI should provide a starting 'inkling' — a precise, calibrated signal — rather than over-confident or over-hedged answers.

Who is behind Inkling?

Inkling was created by Thinking Machines Lab, founded in 2025 by Mira Murati — who served as OpenAI's Chief Technology Officer from 2018 to 2024 and was the driving force behind GPT-4, ChatGPT, DALL-E, and Codex. The Thinking Machines team includes senior researchers from OpenAI, Google DeepMind, and Anthropic. The company's research focus is on AI systems that are simultaneously more capable, more interpretable, and more reliably aligned with human intent. Inkling is Thinking Machines Lab's first publicly released model and represents a significant entry from a founding team with direct experience building frontier AI at scale.

What is Inkling's 'thinking effort' feature?

Inkling's thinking effort control lets you specify how much reasoning depth the model applies before generating a response. Three levels are available: low effort produces fast, lightweight responses for simple tasks like lookups, formatting, and rewrites; medium effort applies balanced reasoning suitable for writing, standard analysis, and everyday coding tasks; and high effort engages the model's full reasoning chain — tracing through multi-step logic before responding. This is especially valuable for hard STEM problems, complex debugging, multi-source research synthesis, and agentic tasks. Specifying the effort level directly in your prompt ('use high thinking effort' or 'think step by step at maximum depth') is the single biggest lever for quality on difficult tasks.

How does Inkling differ from other open-weight models?

Inkling stands apart from other open-weight models in three key ways: multimodal nativety (most open-weight models accept text only — Inkling natively accepts image and audio alongside text at the architecture level, not via a bolt-on vision module), context length (1 million tokens is among the longest available in any open-weight model, enabling full codebase reviews, book-length document analysis, and multi-session memory), and thinking effort control (most open-weight models have no explicit reasoning mode — Inkling's effort dial provides the same controlled reasoning depth as hosted frontier models like Claude Sonnet 5 and GPT-5.6 Sol). Its 975B MoE architecture also means it is more compute-efficient at inference than a dense model of equivalent quality.

Where can I access Inkling?

Inkling is available in three ways: as open weights on Hugging Face (model ID: thinkingmachines/inkling-975b), via the Thinking Machines Lab API (api.thinkingmachines.ai, OpenAI-compatible endpoint), and through third-party model gateways including OpenRouter and Cloudflare Workers AI. For self-hosted deployment, the Thinking Machines team recommends a minimum of 4× A100 80GB GPUs for FP16 inference or 2× H100 80GB for optimal throughput; INT8 quantisation (via AWQ or GPTQ) allows deployment on 2× A100 40GB with acceptable quality trade-offs for most tasks. A consumer-facing chat interface is available at inkling.thinkingmachines.ai — no account required for basic use.

Can I use these Inkling prompts for free?

All 20 prompts on this page are free to copy and paste — no signup required on randomprompts.org. Inkling itself is available at no cost via the open-weight download from Hugging Face if you self-host. The Thinking Machines Lab API charges per token (see current pricing at thinkingmachines.ai/pricing). For the consumer chat interface at inkling.thinkingmachines.ai, the base tier is free with a daily message limit; the Pro tier is $20/month and removes limits while enabling high thinking effort by default. To use any prompt from this page, copy it, replace the bracketed placeholders with your specific content, and paste it into Inkling — via the chat interface, the API, or your self-hosted instance.

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