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thinkingmachines/inkling-small:free model retirement
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On November 4, 2026, the model thinkingmachines/inkling-small:free was retired on OpenRouter. Requests specifying model thinkingmachines/inkling-small:free fail since that date.
The error you get
What OpenRouter answers a call to thinkingmachines/inkling-small:free once the model is gone, as recorded from real responses:
{"error":{"message":"No endpoints found for thinkingmachines/inkling-small:free.","code":404}}What to use instead of thinkingmachines/inkling-small:free
OpenRouter stops serving it, so update your configuration to use another model it lists.
Facts
- API
- OpenRouter
openrouter.ai - Model
thinkingmachines/inkling-small:free- Kind
- Model retirement
- Takes effect
- November 4, 2026
- Calls after that day
- Fail
- Source
- Model list
- Last updated
- Verified
- , against OpenRouter's own pages
Questions
When does thinkingmachines/inkling-small:free shut down?
Calls to the model thinkingmachines/inkling-small:free on OpenRouter stopped working on November 4, 2026.
What happens to calls after November 4, 2026?
They have failed since November 4, 2026.
What error does thinkingmachines/inkling-small:free return once it is shut down?
OpenRouter answers HTTP 404: "No endpoints found for thinkingmachines/inkling-small:free.". Send another model to fix it.
How do I find the calls this hits in my code?
Okapi reads your repository, finds the calls this change hits and opens a pull request with the fix. It never commits to your branches: every change comes as a pull request you review.
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