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Tinker (Thinking Machines Lab) pricing in 2026: plans, limits and what is free

Tinker is for ML researchers and teams that want to write their own training data and algorithm code for LoRA fine-tuning of open models while Thinking Machines runs the GPU infrastructure.

Starting price
Not published
Free option
No
Plans
1
Prices checked
Sep 29, 2026

Tinker (Thinking Machines Lab) plans compared

Plans and prices
PlanPriceBillingWho it is forKey limitsAPI
Usage-based
web		 Usage-based Unknown Researchers and developers fine-tuning open models Checkpoint storage $0.10 per GB-month; Per-model token rates are in the docs, not captured Included

What is free, what costs extra

Free access and trial

Not stated

Not stated

Extra costs and taxes

Checkpoint storage billed at $0.10/GB-month

Not stated

Tinker (Thinking Machines Lab) pricing and usage limits

Prices checked Sep 29, 2026 on the official US pricing page. Official pricing ↗ Prices and limits change often.

Free access and trial conditions

Not stated

Not stated

Paid plans: what changes as you upgrade

Usage-based web

Usage-based source (opens in a new tab)

Unknown

For: Researchers and developers fine-tuning open models

Limits

  • Checkpoint storage $0.10 per GB-month
  • Per-model token rates are in the docs, not captured

Includes

  • forward_backward, optim_step, sample, save_state API
  • LoRA fine-tuning of open models
1 more
  • Downloadable checkpoints

API included

Usage caps, credits and extra costs

Checkpoint storage billed at $0.10/GB-month

Not stated

Tinker (Thinking Machines Lab) FAQ

How is Tinker priced?

Usage-based in USD per million tokens, with checkpoint storage at $0.10 per GB-month. source (opens in a new tab)

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