Mercury 2 vs Trinity Large Thinking
Which is better for the money: Mercury 2 by Inception 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 Mercury 2
Trinity Large Thinking vs Mercury 2: 14.6% less intelligence, 161.2% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 197.8% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Mercury 2 | Trinity Large Thinking | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 21.9 | 18.7 | −14.6% Trinity Large Thinking is 14.6% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $97.51 | $254.72 | +161.2% Trinity Large Thinking is 2.6× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 4.53s | 13.49s | +197.8% Trinity Large Thinking is 197.8% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.25 / $0.75 | $0.23 / $0.88 | |
| Input modalities | Not reported | Not reported |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Mercury 2 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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