Trinity Mini vs Trendyol Asure 12B
Trinity Mini comes out ahead, 65 to 54 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.
- Our pick
Arcee AITrinity Mini
65/100- ECI—
- Price$0.045 / $0.15
- Context131K
Trendyol
Trendyol Asure 12B
54/100- ECI—
- Price$0.10 / $0.50
- Context131K
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Trinity Mini is our pick
Trinity Mini is the better all-round choice, scoring 65/100 against Trendyol Asure 12B (54). It leads on price and inputs & features. 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 · Trendyol Asure 12B $0.20 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextAbout the sameTrinity Mini 131,072 · Trendyol Asure 12B 131,072 tokens
- Widest inputsTrendyol Asure 12BTrinity Mini: Text · Trendyol Asure 12B: Text, Images
- Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
| Measure | Weight | Trinity Mini | Trendyol Asure 12B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 100 | 83 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 25 |
| Context window | 20% | 24 | 24 |
| Overall | 100% | 65/100 | 54/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | Trinity MiniArcee AI | Trendyol Asure 12BTrendyol |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.045 (best) | $0.10 |
| Output | $0.15 (best) | $0.50 |
| Cached input | — | — |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.071 (best) | $0.20 |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 1 providers | Median of 1 providers |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 131,072 tokens | 131,072 tokens |
| Max output | 131,072 tokens | — |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | Yes |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | No |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | OpenOpenMDW-1.1 | OpenGemma |
| API model ID | — | — |
| API providers | 1 | 1 |
| Released | Dec 1, 2025 | Feb 19, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- Trinity Mini$0.75
- Trendyol Asure 12B$2.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: Trinity Mini or Trendyol Asure 12B?
Trinity Mini is the better all-round choice, scoring 65/100 against Trendyol Asure 12B (54). It leads on price and inputs & features. 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 Mini or Trendyol Asure 12B?
Trinity Mini is cheaper at $0.045 input / $0.15 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 $0.071 per million tokens for Trinity Mini versus $0.20 for Trendyol Asure 12B (2.8× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. Trinity Mini has not been scored yet and Trendyol Asure 12B has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Trinity Mini and Trendyol Asure 12B 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?
Trinity Mini and Trendyol Asure 12B share the same 131,072-token context window. Maximum output per response: Trinity Mini up to 131,072 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
Trinity Mini accepts text; Trendyol Asure 12B accepts text and images. Trendyol Asure 12B handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
Yes, both publish their weights (OpenMDW-1.1 and Gemma), so you can self-host them.
Which is newer?
Trendyol Asure 12B is the newest, released Feb 19, 2026. Trinity Mini 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.
