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Comparison · 3 models · Updated Nov 2, 2026

Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) vs Command R7B Arabic vs Trinity Mini

Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) comes out ahead, 72 to 65 and 65 on our weighted score, though Command R7B Arabic is 7% cheaper per token.

  1. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud)

    Released Oct 15, 2025

    72/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.022 / $0.215
    • Context262K
  2. Cohere

    Command R7B Arabic

    Released Feb 27, 2025

    65/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.037 / $0.15
    • Context128K
  3. Arcee AI

    Trinity Mini

    Released Dec 1, 2025

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

Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) is our pick

Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) is the better all-round choice, scoring 72/100 against Command R7B Arabic (65) and Trinity Mini (65). It leads on inputs & features and 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 priceCommand R7B ArabicCommand R7B Arabic $0.066 · Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) $0.07 · Trinity Mini $0.071 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextQwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud)Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) 262,144 · Trinity Mini 131,072 · Command R7B Arabic 128,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsQwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud)Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud): Text, Images · Command R7B Arabic: Text · Trinity Mini: Text
  • Self-hostingCommand R7B Arabic and Trinity MiniPublishes downloadable weights (OpenMDW-1.1)
How the score is built
MeasureWeightQwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud)Command R7B ArabicTrinity Mini
Price50%100100100
Inputs & features30%503535
Context window20%372425
Overall100%72/10065/10065/100

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 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) vs Command R7B Arabic vs Trinity Mini specifications side by side
SpecificationQwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud)Alibaba (Qwen)Command R7B ArabicCohereTrinity MiniArcee AI
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)———
ECI rank———
Price per million tokens
Input$0.022 (best)$0.037$0.045
Output$0.215$0.15 (best)$0.15 (best)
Cached input———
Blended (3:1)$0.07$0.066 (best)$0.071
Long-context rateSame rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceMedian of 1 providersOfficial Cohere APIMedian of 1 providers
Limits
Context window262,144 tokens (best)128,000 tokens131,072 tokens
Max output32,768 tokens4,000 tokens131,072 tokens (best)
Inputs and features
TextYesYesYes
ImagesYesNoNo
PDFsNoNoNo
AudioNoNoNo
VideoNoNoNo
ReasoningNoNoYes
Tool callingYesYesYes
Structured outputNoYesNo
Availability
WeightsProprietaryOpenOpenOpenMDW-1.1
API model ID—command-r7b-arabic-02-2025—
API providers111
ReleasedOct 15, 2025Feb 27, 2025Dec 1, 2025
Knowledge cutoff—Jun 1, 2024—
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

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  • Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud)$0.65
  • Command R7B Arabic$0.675
  • Trinity Mini$0.75
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud), Command R7B Arabic or Trinity Mini?

Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) is the better all-round choice, scoring 72/100 against Command R7B Arabic (65) and Trinity Mini (65). It leads on inputs & features and 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 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud), Command R7B Arabic or Trinity Mini?

Command R7B Arabic is cheaper at $0.037 input / $0.15 output per million tokens (official Cohere API price). Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) costs $0.022 input / $0.215 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider); Trinity Mini costs $0.045 input / $0.15 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.066 per million tokens for Command R7B Arabic versus $0.07 for Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) (1.1× as much) and $0.071 for Trinity Mini (1.1× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) has not been scored yet, Command R7B Arabic 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 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud), Command R7B Arabic and Trinity Mini yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. All three support tool calling for agent workflows.

Which has the bigger context window?

Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) has the largest context window at 262,144 tokens, against 131,072 for Trinity Mini and 128,000 for Command R7B Arabic. Maximum output per response: Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) up to 32,768, Command R7B Arabic up to 4,000, Trinity Mini up to 131,072 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) accepts text and images; Command R7B Arabic accepts text; Trinity Mini accepts text. Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) handles the widest range of inputs.

Are any of these open source?

Command R7B Arabic and Trinity Mini publishes its weights (OpenMDW-1.1) and can be self-hosted; Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) is proprietary.

Which is newer?

Trinity Mini is the newest, released Dec 1, 2025. Qwen3 VL Flash (Alibaba Cloud) came out Oct 15, 2025; Command R7B Arabic came out Feb 27, 2025. Knowledge cutoff: Command R7B Arabic Jun 1, 2024.

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.