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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

Trinity Nano Preview vs Qwen3 Coder Next

Qwen3 Coder Next comes out ahead, 36 to 25 on our weighted score, and it is the cheaper option too.

  1. Arcee AI

    Trinity Nano Preview

    Released Dec 1, 2025

    25/100
    • ECI—
    • Price—
    • Context131K
  2. Our pick

    Alibaba (Qwen)

    Qwen3 Coder Next

    Released Feb 3, 2026

    36/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.20 / $1.20
    • Context262K
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01 — Verdict

Qwen3 Coder Next is our pick

Qwen3 Coder Next is the better all-round choice, scoring 36/100 against Trinity Nano Preview (25). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. 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 priceQwen3 Coder NextQwen3 Coder Next $0.45 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend) · Trinity Nano Preview unpriced
  • Longest contextQwen3 Coder NextQwen3 Coder Next 262,144 · Trinity Nano Preview 131,072 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsTrinity Nano Preview: Text · Qwen3 Coder Next: Text
  • Self-hostingAll open weightsEvery model here can be downloaded and run on your own hardware
How the score is built
MeasureWeightTrinity Nano PreviewQwen3 Coder Next
Inputs & features60%2535
Context window40%2437
Overall100%25/10036/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability and price. 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.

Trinity Nano Preview vs Qwen3 Coder Next specifications side by side
SpecificationTrinity Nano PreviewArcee AIQwen3 Coder NextAlibaba (Qwen)
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input—$0.20
Output—$1.20
Cached input——
Blended (3:1)—$0.45
Long-context rate—Same rate
Price source—Median of 11 providers
Limits
Context window131,072 tokens262,144 tokens (best)
Max output131,072 tokens (best)65,536 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningNoNo
Tool callingYesYes
Structured outputNoYes
Availability
WeightsOpenOpenMDW-1.1Open
API model ID——
API providers—11
ReleasedDec 1, 2025Feb 3, 2026
Knowledge cutoff—Sep 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.

  • Trinity Nano Preview—
  • Qwen3 Coder Next$4.40
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: Trinity Nano Preview or Qwen3 Coder Next?

Qwen3 Coder Next is the better all-round choice, scoring 36/100 against Trinity Nano Preview (25). It leads on inputs & features and context window. The score weighs inputs & features 60%, context window 40%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.

Which is cheaper, Trinity Nano Preview or Qwen3 Coder Next?

Qwen3 Coder Next is cheaper at $0.20 input / $1.20 output per million tokens (median across 11 API providers). . At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.45 per million tokens for Qwen3 Coder Next versus . Trinity Nano Preview has no published per-token price.

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

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

Which is better for coding?

There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for Trinity Nano Preview and Qwen3 Coder Next 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 Nano Preview. Maximum output per response: Trinity Nano Preview up to 131,072, Qwen3 Coder Next up to 65,536 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

Trinity Nano Preview accepts text; Qwen3 Coder Next 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 Nano Preview 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 Oct 4, 2026.