Mercury Edit 2 vs Qwen3 Coder Next vs Trinity Large Thinking
Trinity Large Thinking comes out ahead, 55 to 51 and 35 on our weighted score.
InceptionMercury Edit 2
35/100- ECI—
- Price$0.25 / $0.75
- Context32K
Alibaba (Qwen)Qwen3 Coder Next
51/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $1.20
- Context262K
- Our pick
Arcee AITrinity Large Thinking
55/100- ECI—
- Price$0.25 / $0.80
- Context524K
Trinity Large Thinking is our pick
Trinity Large Thinking is the better all-round choice, scoring 55/100 against Qwen3 Coder Next (51) and Mercury Edit 2 (35). It leads on context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceMercury Edit 2Mercury Edit 2 $0.375 · Trinity Large Thinking $0.388 · Qwen3 Coder Next $0.45 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextTrinity Large ThinkingTrinity Large Thinking 524,288 · Qwen3 Coder Next 262,144 · Mercury Edit 2 32,000 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsMercury Edit 2: Text · Qwen3 Coder Next: Text · Trinity Large Thinking: Text
- Self-hostingQwen3 Coder Next and Trinity Large ThinkingPublishes downloadable weights (OpenMDW-1.1)
| Measure | Weight | Mercury Edit 2 | Qwen3 Coder Next | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 70 | 66 | 69 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| Context window | 20% | 0 | 37 | 49 |
| Overall | 100% | 35/100 | 51/100 | 55/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
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| Specification | Mercury Edit 2Inception | Qwen3 Coder NextAlibaba (Qwen) | Trinity Large ThinkingArcee AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.25 | $0.20 (best) | $0.25 |
| Output | $0.75 (best) | $1.20 | $0.80 |
| Cached input | $0.025 (best) | — | $0.06 |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.375 (best) | $0.45 | $0.388 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Inception API | Median of 11 providers | Official Arcee API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 32,000 tokens | 262,144 tokens | 524,288 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 8,192 tokens | 65,536 tokens | 262,144 tokens (best) |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No | Yes |
| Tool calling | No | Yes | Yes |
| Structured output | No | Yes | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | Proprietary | Open | OpenOpenMDW-1.1 |
| API model ID | mercury-edit-2 | — | trinity-large-thinking |
| API providers | 1 | 11 (best) | 6 |
| Released | Mar 30, 2026 | Feb 3, 2026 | Apr 1, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | Sep 2025 | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Mercury Edit 2$4.00
- Qwen3 Coder Next$4.40
- Trinity Large Thinking$4.10
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Mercury Edit 2, Qwen3 Coder Next or Trinity Large Thinking?
Trinity Large Thinking is the better all-round choice, scoring 55/100 against Qwen3 Coder Next (51) and Mercury Edit 2 (35). It leads on context window. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Mercury Edit 2, Qwen3 Coder Next or Trinity Large Thinking?
Mercury Edit 2 is cheaper at $0.25 input / $0.75 output per million tokens (official Inception API price). Trinity Large Thinking costs $0.25 input / $0.80 output per million tokens (official Arcee API price); Qwen3 Coder Next costs $0.20 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (median across 11 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.375 per million tokens for Mercury Edit 2 versus $0.388 for Trinity Large Thinking (1× as much) and $0.45 for Qwen3 Coder Next (1.2× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Mercury Edit 2 has not been scored yet, Qwen3 Coder Next has not been scored yet and Trinity Large Thinking has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Mercury Edit 2, Qwen3 Coder Next and Trinity Large Thinking yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Mercury Edit 2 does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Trinity Large Thinking has the largest context window at 524,288 tokens, against 262,144 for Qwen3 Coder Next and 32,000 for Mercury Edit 2. Maximum output per response: Mercury Edit 2 up to 8,192, Qwen3 Coder Next up to 65,536, Trinity Large Thinking up to 262,144 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Mercury Edit 2 accepts text; Qwen3 Coder Next accepts text; Trinity Large Thinking accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
Qwen3 Coder Next and Trinity Large Thinking publishes its weights (OpenMDW-1.1) and can be self-hosted; Mercury Edit 2 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Trinity Large Thinking is the newest, released Apr 1, 2026. Mercury Edit 2 came out Mar 30, 2026; Qwen3 Coder Next came out Feb 3, 2026. Knowledge cutoff: Qwen3 Coder Next Sep 2025.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Oct 4, 2026.
