Grok 4.3 (Non-reasoning) vs Trinity Large Thinking
Which is better for the money: Grok 4.3 (Non-reasoning) by SpaceXAI 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 Grok 4.3 (Non-reasoning)
Trinity Large Thinking vs Grok 4.3 (Non-reasoning): 24.8% less intelligence, 155.1% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 95.5% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Grok 4.3 (Non-reasoning) | Trinity Large Thinking | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 14.5 | 10.9 | −24.8% Trinity Large Thinking is 24.8% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $203.06 | $518.07 | +155.1% Trinity Large Thinking is 2.6× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 4.49s | 8.78s | +95.5% Trinity Large Thinking is 95.5% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $1.25 / $2.50 | $0.25 / $0.90 | |
| Input modalities | Not reported | Not reported |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Grok 4.3 (Non-reasoning) 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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