Trinity Large Thinking vs MiniCPM5-2B vs Mercury Edit 2
Too close to call on our weighted score (Trinity Large Thinking 55, MiniCPM5-2B 53, Mercury Edit 2 35). The right pick depends on what you value most.
Arcee AITrinity Large Thinking
55/100- ECI—
- Price$0.25 / $0.80
- Context524K
OpenBMB
MiniCPM5-2B
53/100- ECI—
- Price$0.124 / $0.743
- Context131K
InceptionMercury Edit 2
35/100- ECI—
- Price$0.25 / $0.75
- Context32K
Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (Trinity Large Thinking 55/100, MiniCPM5-2B 53/100, Mercury Edit 2 35/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: MiniCPM5-2B on price and Trinity Large Thinking for long inputs. 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 priceMiniCPM5-2BMiniCPM5-2B $0.279 · Mercury Edit 2 $0.375 · Trinity Large Thinking $0.388 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextTrinity Large ThinkingTrinity Large Thinking 524,288 · MiniCPM5-2B 131,072 · Mercury Edit 2 32,000 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsTrinity Large Thinking: Text · MiniCPM5-2B: Text · Mercury Edit 2: Text
- Self-hostingTrinity Large Thinking and MiniCPM5-2BPublishes downloadable weights (OpenMDW-1.1 and apache-2.0)
| Measure | Weight | Trinity Large Thinking | MiniCPM5-2B | Mercury Edit 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 69 | 76 | 70 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 35 | 0 |
| Context window | 20% | 49 | 24 | 0 |
| Overall | 100% | 55/100 | 53/100 | 35/100 |
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 | Trinity Large ThinkingArcee AI | MiniCPM5-2BOpenBMB | Mercury Edit 2Inception |
|---|---|---|---|
| Capability | |||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | |||
| Input | $0.25 | $0.124 (best) | $0.25 |
| Output | $0.80 | $0.743 (best) | $0.75 |
| Cached input | $0.06 | — | $0.025 (best) |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.388 | $0.279 (best) | $0.375 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Official Arcee API | Median of 1 providers | Official Inception API |
| Limits | |||
| Context window | 524,288 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens | 32,000 tokens |
| Max output | 262,144 tokens (best) | 131,072 tokens | 8,192 tokens |
| Inputs and features | |||
| Text | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No | No |
| Audio | No | No | No |
| Video | No | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | Yes | No |
| Structured output | No | No | No |
| Availability | |||
| Weights | OpenOpenMDW-1.1 | Openapache-2.0 | Proprietary |
| API model ID | trinity-large-thinking | — | mercury-edit-2 |
| API providers | 6 (best) | 1 | 1 |
| Released | Apr 1, 2026 | Sep 6, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Trinity Large Thinking$4.10
- MiniCPM5-2B$2.73
- Mercury Edit 2$4.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Trinity Large Thinking, MiniCPM5-2B or Mercury Edit 2?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 1 points (Trinity Large Thinking 55/100, MiniCPM5-2B 53/100, Mercury Edit 2 35/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: MiniCPM5-2B on price and Trinity Large Thinking for long inputs. 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, Trinity Large Thinking, MiniCPM5-2B or Mercury Edit 2?
MiniCPM5-2B is cheaper at $0.124 input / $0.743 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). Mercury Edit 2 costs $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). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.279 per million tokens for MiniCPM5-2B versus $0.375 for Mercury Edit 2 (1.3× as much) and $0.388 for Trinity Large Thinking (1.4× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers all three models yet. Trinity Large Thinking has not been scored yet, MiniCPM5-2B has not been scored yet and Mercury Edit 2 has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Trinity Large Thinking, MiniCPM5-2B and Mercury Edit 2 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 131,072 for MiniCPM5-2B and 32,000 for Mercury Edit 2. Maximum output per response: Trinity Large Thinking up to 262,144, MiniCPM5-2B up to 131,072, Mercury Edit 2 up to 8,192 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Trinity Large Thinking accepts text; MiniCPM5-2B accepts text; Mercury Edit 2 accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
Trinity Large Thinking and MiniCPM5-2B publishes its weights (OpenMDW-1.1 and apache-2.0) and can be self-hosted; Mercury Edit 2 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
MiniCPM5-2B is the newest, released Sep 6, 2026. Trinity Large Thinking came out Apr 1, 2026; Mercury Edit 2 came out Mar 30, 2026.
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.
