GPT-5 mini (high) vs Trinity Large Thinking
Which is better for the money: GPT-5 mini (high) by OpenAI or Trinity Large Thinking by Arcee AI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-08-17.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-5 mini (high)
Trinity Large Thinking vs GPT-5 mini (high): 27.5% less intelligence, 95.4% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 84.1% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5 mini (high) | Trinity Large Thinking | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 25.8 | 18.7 | −27.5% Trinity Large Thinking is 27.5% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $130.34 | $254.72 | +95.4% Trinity Large Thinking is 95.4% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 84.95s | 13.49s | −84.1% Trinity Large Thinking is 84.1% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.25 / $2.00 | $0.23 / $0.88 | |
| Input modalities | Not reported | Not reported |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- GPT-5 mini (high) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-5.6 Luna (xhigh) scores 50.10 for $95.1.
- Trinity Large Thinking is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-5.6 Luna (max) scores 52.30 for $172.
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