DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) vs Trinity Large Thinking
Which is better for the money: DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) by DeepSeek or Trinity Large Thinking by Arcee AI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-09-09.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort)
Trinity Large Thinking vs DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort): 55.7% less intelligence, 171.4% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and end-to-end time not fully reported.
| Metric | DeepSeek V4 Flash (Reasoning, Max Effort) | Trinity Large Thinking | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 24.6 | 10.9 | −55.7% Trinity Large Thinking is 55.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $190.88 | $518.07 | +171.4% Trinity Large Thinking is 2.7× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | Not reported | 8.78s | — not comparable |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.13 / $0.28 | $0.25 / $0.90 | |
| Input modalities | Not reported | Not reported |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- DeepSeek V4 Flash (max) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-5.6 Luna (xhigh) scores 34.80 for $179.
- Trinity Large Thinking is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GLM-5.3-Flash scores 41.90 for $280.
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