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 2026-09-22.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick GPT-5 mini (high)
Trinity Large Thinking vs GPT-5 mini (high): 35.7% less intelligence, 174.6% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 91.3% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | GPT-5 mini (high) | Trinity Large Thinking | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 16.8 | 10.8 | −35.7% Trinity Large Thinking is 35.7% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $188.66 | $518.07 | +174.6% Trinity Large Thinking is 2.7× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 108.34s | 9.39s | −91.3% Trinity Large Thinking is 91.3% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.25 / $2.00 | $0.25 / $0.90 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
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 34.60 for $179.
- Trinity Large Thinking is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, MiMo-V2.6-Pro scores 46.30 for $207.
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