OpenVLA 7B vs Inkling
At a Glance
| Compare | OpenVLA 7BOpenVLA Research Team | InklingThinking Machines Lab |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence, Cost, and Efficiency | ||
| IntelligenceHigher is better · MM Intelligence v2.5 | UnrankedNot in the 46-model eligible cohort | #34 of 4645.4 score · 3/3 sources · complete |
| CostLower is better · Published-token output estimate | UnrankedNot in the 44-model eligible cohort | #18 of 44$0.090 per LiveBench case |
| EfficiencyHigher is better · MM Efficiency v1.5 | UnrankedNot in the 38-model eligible cohort | #28 of 3848.1 score · 3/3 sources · complete |
| Pricing and Limits | ||
| Context windowMaximum documented tokens | Not reported | 1,049K |
| Model facts checked | Aug 29, 2026View model evidence → | Sep 3, 2026View model evidence → |
Available Benchmarks
Side-by-Side Facts
| Field | OpenVLA 7B | Inkling |
|---|---|---|
| Developer | OpenVLA Research Team | Thinking Machines Lab |
| Family | OpenVLA | Inkling |
| Model | OpenVLA 7B | Inkling |
| Version | 7B | Inkling |
| Lifecycle | active | active |
| Released | 2024-06-13 | 2026-07-15 |
| Knowledge cutoff | Unknown | Unknown |
| Input modalities | Text, Image, Robot state | Text, Image, Video, Audio |
| Output modalities | Robot action | Text |
| Context window | Unknown | 1,049K |
| Total parameters | 7B | 975B |
| Active parameters | Unknown | 41B |
| License | Unknown | apache-2.0 |
| Open weights | Yes | Yes |
| API available | No | Yes |
| Self-hostable | Yes | Yes |
| Provider access | Unknown | Deepinfra (Standard), Fireworks Ai (Standard), Openrouter (Standard), Together Ai (Standard) |
| Capabilities | cross-embodiment, fine-tuning, generalist-manipulation | agents, chat, coding, generation, reasoning, tools, vision |
| Robotics model type | Vision-language-action model | Unknown |
| Action representation | Tokenized actions decoded to continuous robot controls | Unknown |
| Control architecture | Fused SigLIP and DINOv2 visual encoder with Llama 2 7B backbone | Unknown |
| Inference location | Flexible | Unknown |
| Native control rate (Hz) | Unknown | Unknown |
| Supported embodiments | WidowX, Google Robot, Franka Panda | Unknown |
| Training data | 970,000 robot manipulation trajectories from Open X-Embodiment described by the authors. | Unknown |
OpenVLA 7B Capabilities
Inkling Capabilities
Primary Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
OpenVLA 7B vs Inkling FAQs
Is OpenVLA 7B or Inkling better for coding?+
This comparison does not currently contain a protocol-matched coding benchmark for both OpenVLA 7B and Inkling, so Model Markets cannot name a coding leader from pricing, context size, or capability labels alone.
Which is cheaper, OpenVLA 7B or Inkling?+
Only Inkling has a directly sourced input price: $0.95 per million tokens. Only Inkling has a directly sourced output price: $4.05 per million tokens.
Which has a larger context window, OpenVLA 7B or Inkling?+
Neither model has a larger sourced context window in this comparison. OpenVLA 7B is — and Inkling is 1,049K.
Which performs better in benchmarks, OpenVLA 7B or Inkling?+
There is no overall benchmark winner: At least two independently verified, protocol-matched benchmarks are required for an overall winner.
Can OpenVLA 7B or Inkling be self-hosted?+
Both models have the same recorded self-hosting status: supported. OpenVLA 7B is open weight; Inkling is open weight.
Can OpenVLA 7B and Inkling understand images?+
OpenVLA 7B is documented with image input; Inkling is documented with image input. This reflects supported input modalities, not vision quality.
Which can generate longer answers, OpenVLA 7B or Inkling?+
Neither has a larger sourced maximum output. OpenVLA 7B is — and Inkling is —.
Do OpenVLA 7B and Inkling support reasoning and tool use?+
OpenVLA 7B: image input. Inkling: reasoning, tool calling, and image input. Feature support does not establish relative quality.
Which is available from more inference providers, OpenVLA 7B or Inkling?+
OpenVLA 7B has 0 sourced provider routes; Inkling has 4, so Inkling has broader tracked availability.
Which offers better value, OpenVLA 7B or Inkling?+
There is no universal value winner. Compare the input and output prices above with the matched benchmark result for your workload: cheaper tokens can be offset by different quality, token usage, latency, or provider availability.