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DeepSeek: R1 0528 vs Thinking Machines: Inkling Small
Compare DeepSeek: R1 0528 and Thinking Machines: Inkling Small by providers, context, price, and TrustedRouter route support.
Onebase URL to migrate
100sof models and routes
0prompt or output logs. Always.
Compare routesProviders, price, context, and policy posture in one view.
Use auto when uptime mattersKeep a primary model and let fallback handle provider failures.
Same API shapeUse the OpenAI client and set the model you want.
Practical read
Thinking Machines: Inkling Small has the lower cheapest prompt+completion route on TrustedRouter. Thinking Machines: Inkling Small has more provider fallback routes, while Thinking Machines: Inkling Small has the larger context window. Current TrustedRouter probes show Thinking Machines: Inkling Small with the lower p50 TTFT.
$2.7825/1MDeepSeek: R1 0528 cheapest route
$1.575/1MThinking Machines: Inkling Small cheapest route
2206 msDeepSeek: R1 0528 measured p50 TTFT
1484 msThinking Machines: Inkling Small measured p50 TTFT
DeepSeek: R1 0528Thinking Machines: Inkling Small
Model id
deepseek/deepseek-r1-0528thinkingmachines/inkling-small
PublisherDeepSeekDeepInfra
AI IQ
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Context163,840 tokens524,288 tokens
Provider routes56
Cheapest route$2.7825/1M$1.575/1M
Privacy postureprovider posture variesprovider posture varies
Modes
chat
chat
DeepSeek: R1 0528 routes
Production choice
Pick a default model. Keep fallback enabled.
TrustedRouter is useful when you know the model you want, but still need provider rollover, budget limits, usage records, and a prompt path you can verify.
OpenAI clientPython
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://api.trustedrouter.com/v1",
api_key="sk-tr-v1-..."
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="deepseek/deepseek-r1-0528",
messages=messages,
)