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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Qwen3 Coder Next vs Trinity Mini

Trinity Mini comes out ahead, 65 to 47 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3 Coder Next

    Released Feb 3, 2026

    47/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.20 / $1.20
    • Context262K
    Full specs Remove Qwen3 Coder Next
  2. Our pick

    Arcee AI

    Trinity Mini

    Released Dec 1, 2025

    65/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.045 / $0.15
    • Context131K
    Full specs Remove Trinity Mini

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01 — Verdict

Trinity Mini is our pick

Trinity Mini is the better all-round choice, scoring 65/100 against Qwen3 Coder Next (47). It leads on price and inputs & features. Qwen3 Coder Next 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 Coder Next $0.45 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3 Coder NextQwen3 Coder Next 262,144 · Trinity Mini 131,072 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsQwen3 Coder Next: 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 Coder NextTrinity Mini
Price50%64100
Inputs & features30%2535
Context window20%3725
Overall100%47/10065/100

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 Coder Next vs Trinity Mini specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3 Coder NextAlibaba (Qwen)Trinity MiniArcee AI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.20$0.045 (best)
Output$1.20$0.15 (best)
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)$0.45$0.071 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 15 providersMedian of 1 providers
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens (best)131,072 tokens
Max output65,536 tokens131,072 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoYes
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenOpenMDW-1.1
API model ID——
API providers16 (best)1
ReleasedFeb 3, 2026Dec 1, 2025
Knowledge cutoffSep 2025—
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • Qwen3 Coder Next$4.40
  • Trinity Mini$0.75
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3 Coder Next or Trinity Mini?

Trinity Mini is the better all-round choice, scoring 65/100 against Qwen3 Coder Next (47). It leads on price and inputs & features. Qwen3 Coder Next 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 Coder Next or Trinity Mini?

Trinity Mini is cheaper at $0.045 input / $0.15 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Qwen3 Coder Next costs $0.20 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (median across 15 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 $0.45 for Qwen3 Coder Next (6.3× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Qwen3 Coder Next has not been scored yet and Trinity Mini has not been scored yet.

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Qwen3 Coder Next 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 Coder Next has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 131,072 for Trinity Mini. Maximum output per response: Qwen3 Coder Next up to 65,536, Trinity Mini up to 131,072 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3 Coder Next 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 (OpenMDW-1.1), so you can self-host them.

Which is newer?

Qwen3 Coder Next is the newest, released Feb 3, 2026. Trinity Mini came out Dec 1, 2025. 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 Nov 2, 2026.

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