Ministral 14B vs Trendyol Asure 12B vs Trinity Nano Preview
Ministral 14B comes out ahead, 45 to 25 and 25 on our weighted score.
- Our pick
Mistral AIMinistral 14B
45/100- ECI—
- Price$0.20 / $0.20
- Context262K
Trendyol
Trendyol Asure 12B
25/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.50
- Context131K
Arcee AITrinity Nano Preview
25/100- ECI—
- Price—
- Context131K
Ministral 14B is our pick
Ministral 14B is the better all-round choice, scoring 45/100 against Trendyol Asure 12B (25) and Trinity Nano Preview (25). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. 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 priceMinistral 14B and Trendyol Asure 12BMinistral 14B $0.20 · Trendyol Asure 12B $0.20 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Trinity Nano Preview unpriced
- Longest contextMinistral 14BMinistral 14B 262,144 · Trendyol Asure 12B 131,072 · Trinity Nano Preview 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsMinistral 14B and Trendyol Asure 12BMinistral 14B: Text, Images · Trendyol Asure 12B: Text, Images · Trinity Nano Preview: Text
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | Ministral 14B | Trendyol Asure 12B | Trinity Nano Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inputs & features | 60% | 50 | 25 | 25 |
| Context window | 40% | 37 | 24 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 45/100 | 25/100 | 25/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Ministral 14BMistral AI | Trendyol Asure 12BTrendyol | Trinity Nano PreviewArcee AI |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.20 | $0.10 (best) | — |
| Output | $0.20 (best) | $0.50 | — |
| Cached input | — | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.20 | $0.20 | — |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | — |
| Price source | Median of 1 providers | Median of 1 providers | — |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 262,144 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens | 131,072 tokens |
| Max output | 262,144 tokens (best) | — | 131,072 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | No | Yes |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | OpenApache-2.0 | OpenGemma | OpenOpenMDW-1.1 |
| API model ID | — | — | — |
| API providers | 1 | 1 | — |
| Released | Dec 2, 2025 | Feb 19, 2026 | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Ministral 14B$2.40
- Trendyol Asure 12B$2.00
- Trinity Nano Preview—
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Ministral 14B, Trendyol Asure 12B or Trinity Nano Preview?
Ministral 14B is the better all-round choice, scoring 45/100 against Trendyol Asure 12B (25) and Trinity Nano Preview (25). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, Ministral 14B, Trendyol Asure 12B or Trinity Nano Preview?
Ministral 14B is cheaper at $0.20 input / $0.20 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Trendyol Asure 12B costs $0.10 input / $0.50 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.20 per million tokens for Ministral 14B versus $0.20 for Trendyol Asure 12B (1× as much). Trinity Nano Preview has no published per-token price.
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Ministral 14B has not been scored yet, Trendyol Asure 12B has not been scored yet and Trinity Nano Preview has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Ministral 14B, Trendyol Asure 12B and Trinity Nano Preview yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Trendyol Asure 12B does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Ministral 14B has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 131,072 for Trendyol Asure 12B and 131,072 for Trinity Nano Preview. Maximum output per response: Ministral 14B up to 262,144, Trinity Nano Preview up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Ministral 14B accepts text and images; Trendyol Asure 12B accepts text and images; Trinity Nano Preview accepts text. Ministral 14B handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Yes, all three publish their weights (Apache-2.0, Gemma and OpenMDW-1.1), so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
Trendyol Asure 12B is the newest, released Feb 19, 2026. Ministral 14B came out Dec 2, 2025; Trinity Nano Preview came out Dec 1, 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.
