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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 vs Trinity Mini

Trinity Mini comes out ahead, 65 to 42 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507

    Released Jul 25, 2025

    42/100
    • ECI143.8
    • Price$0.30 / $2.90
    • Context262K
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  2. Our pick

    Arcee AI

    Trinity Mini

    Released Dec 1, 2025

    65/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.045 / $0.15
    • Context131K
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01 — Verdict

Trinity Mini is our pick

Trinity Mini is the better all-round choice, scoring 65/100 against Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 (42). It leads on price. Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 wins 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 priceTrinity MiniTrinity Mini $0.071 · Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 $0.95 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 262,144 · Trinity Mini 131,072 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsQwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507: Text · Trinity Mini: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507Trinity Mini
Price50%49100
Inputs & features30%3535
Context window20%3725
Overall100%42/10065/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 vs Trinity Mini specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507Alibaba (Qwen)Trinity MiniArcee AI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)143.8—
ECI rank#93 of 165—
GPQA DiamondGraduate-level science questions80.1%—
OTIS Mock AIME 2024–2025Competition mathematics86.7%—
SimpleQA VerifiedShort factual questions40.4%—
Price per million tokens
Input$0.30$0.045 (best)
Output$2.90$0.15 (best)
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.95$0.071 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 11 providersMedian of 1 providers
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens (best)131,072 tokens
Max output81,920 tokens131,072 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenApache 2.0OpenOpenMDW-1.1
API model ID——
API providers12 (best)1
ReleasedJul 25, 2025Dec 1, 2025
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507$8.80
  • Trinity Mini$0.75
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 or Trinity Mini?

Trinity Mini is the better all-round choice, scoring 65/100 against Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 (42). It leads on price. Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 wins 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, Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 or Trinity Mini?

Trinity Mini is cheaper at $0.045 input / $0.15 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 costs $0.30 input / $2.90 output per million tokens (median across 11 API providers). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.071 per million tokens for Trinity Mini versus $0.95 for Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 (13× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 has an ECI of 143.8 and Trinity Mini has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 and Trinity Mini yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Both support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 131,072 for Trinity Mini. Maximum output per response: Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 up to 81,920, Trinity Mini up to 131,072 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 accepts text; Trinity Mini accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

Yes, both publish their weights (Apache 2.0 and OpenMDW-1.1), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Trinity Mini is the newest, released Dec 1, 2025. Qwen3 235B-A22B Thinking 2507 came out Jul 25, 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 Nov 2, 2026.

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