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Thinking Machines Lab

Thinking Machines Lab is emerging as a frontier lab with a real product angle, not just a talent story, through customizable AI systems and research tooling.

San Francisco, US

Founded

2025

Region

North America

Website

https://thinkingmachines.ai

Current snapshot

Lifecycle position

Research

New work, prototypes, or early papers.

Preview

Selective access, early demos, or limited pilots.

Current position

Growth

Repeatable distribution, partnerships, or ecosystem pull.

Deployment

Wide production use and durable market presence.

Founded

2025

Watch cadence

Daily

Last verified

2026-03-31

Focus

Customizable frontier AI systems, multimodal research, and model tooling

Latest move

Thinking Machines Lab is scaling up frontier training and platform ambitions through its NVIDIA partnership and Tinker research platform.

Category and subcategory context

Media ModelsResearchDeveloper toolsSafety

Competitive context

OpenAIAnthropicSafe Superintelligence

Recent models

This profile is tracked more for products and workflow influence than for a standalone model family.

Products

Tinker

Open weights

API access

Yes

Watch level

Daily

Signals

CustomizationFrontier researchMultimodal

Recent coverage of Thinking Machines Lab

Recent business and product coverage pulled into the profile so you can see what is happening around the company without leaving the page.

Thinking Machines Lab, newly established by the former CTO of OpenAI, has released a research preview of 'Interaction Models,' an AI that changes the input and output of AI from the existing turn-based system to real-time.

GIGAZINE•May 12

Wilson Sonsini Advises Thinking Machines Lab on Strategic Partnership with NVIDIA

Wilson Sonsini Advises Thinking Machines Lab on Strategic Partnership with NVIDIA Wilson Sonsini

Wilson Sonsini•Mar 12

NVIDIA and Thinking Machines Lab Announce Long-Term Gigawatt-Scale Strategic Partnership

NVIDIA and Thinking Machines Lab Announce Long-Term Gigawatt-Scale Strategic Partnership NVIDIA Blog

NVIDIA Blog•Mar 10

Nvidia Stock Climbs After Multi?Billion AI Partnership With Thinking Machines Lab

Nvidia Stock Climbs After Multi?Billion AI Partnership With Thinking Machines Lab TradingView

TradingView•Mar 10

Nvidia, Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab Announce Strategic Partnership

Nvidia, Mira Murati’s Thinking Machines Lab Announce Strategic Partnership The Information

The Information•Mar 10

Nvidia backs Thinking Machines Lab in multiyear strategic partnership

Nvidia backs Thinking Machines Lab in multiyear strategic partnership Crypto Briefing

Crypto Briefing•Mar 10