Calculate the cost of using Inkling-Small from Hugging Face for your AI applications
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Mode: Chat
Max: 524,288 tokens
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Inkling-Small is a chat model from Hugging Face, one of 190 chat models they offer. It is priced at $0.45 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens, ranking 1717 out of 3781 chat models by cost and cheaper than 55% of models in this category. Inkling-Small supports vision, function calling, structured output. Its 524K-token context window is in the top 30% among chat models.
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Use the maximum token limits shown above to understand the model's capacity. This model can handle up to 524,288 input tokens.
At $0.45 per 1M input tokens and $1.20 per 1M output tokens, Inkling-Small ranks 1717 out of 3781 chat models by input cost. It is more affordable compared to the median of $0.60 for chat models, and is cheaper than 55% of models in this category.
Inkling-Small is one of 190 Hugging Face chat models, with support for vision, function calling, structured output. its 524K-token context window places it in the top 30% of chat models.
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | vs Inkling-Small |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| apac.amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0 | AWS Bedrock | $0.40 | $3.31 | -12% |
| eu.amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0 | AWS Bedrock | $0.43 | $3.60 | -5% |
| gpt-4.1-mini | Azure | $0.40 | $1.60 | -11% |
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No. Inkling-Small costs $0.45 per 1M input tokens while apac.amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0 costs $0.40 per 1M input tokens, making apac.amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0 12% more affordable for input. However, Inkling-Small may offer different capabilities or performance characteristics that justify the price difference.
Inkling-Small input pricing is $0.45 per 1M tokens, which is 25% below the median of $0.60 for chat models. It ranks 1717 out of 3781 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 55% of models in this category. For output, it costs $1.20 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.75.
Among Hugging Face's 190 chat models, Inkling-Small ranks 128 by input cost.
The most comparable chat models to Inkling-Small are: apac.amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($0.40/1M input tokens); eu.amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($0.43/1M input tokens); gpt-4.1-mini from Azure ($0.40/1M input tokens); gpt-4.1-mini-2025-04-14 from Azure ($0.40/1M input tokens). These alternatives were selected based on similar capabilities, pricing, and provider diversity. You can compare any of these models in detail using the Bifrost Model Library.
Inkling-Small supports up to 524,288 input tokens, placing it in the top 30% of chat models by context window size (rank 1042 of 3502). This makes it suitable for processing long documents, extensive code repositories, or maintaining detailed conversation histories.
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Inkling-Small is priced based on input and output tokens. Use the interactive calculator at the top of this page to estimate costs for your specific workload. Enter your expected input and output tokens volume and the calculator will show the total cost breakdown. For reference, processing 1M input tokens costs $0.45 and generating 1M output tokens costs $1.20.