Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite vs Trinity Large Thinking
Which is better for the money: Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite by Google 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 Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite
Trinity Large Thinking vs Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite: 31.9% less intelligence, 335.1% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 26.5% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite | Trinity Large Thinking | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 16.0 | 10.9 | −31.9% Trinity Large Thinking is 31.9% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $119.06 | $518.07 | +335.1% Trinity Large Thinking is 4.4× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 6.94s | 8.78s | +26.5% Trinity Large Thinking is 26.5% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.25 / $1.50 | $0.25 / $0.90 | |
| Input modalities | Not reported | Not reported |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Gemini 3.1 Flash-Lite is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.5 scores 22.30 for $42.6.
- 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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