Mistral Medium 3.1 vs Trinity Large Thinking
Which is better for the money: Mistral Medium 3.1 by Mistral 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.
Trade-off
Verdict
Depends on your budget
Trinity Large Thinking scores 4.0 points higher (18.7 vs 14.7) but costs 1.9× as much to run the benchmark ($255 vs $134; both mid-range class). Pick Trinity Large Thinking when the extra intelligence is worth the premium, otherwise Mistral Medium 3.1.
| Metric | Mistral Medium 3.1 | Trinity Large Thinking | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 14.7 | 18.7 | +27.2% Trinity Large Thinking is 27.2% more intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $133.77 | $254.72 | +90.4% Trinity Large Thinking is 90.4% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 5.92s | 13.49s | +127.9% Trinity Large Thinking is 127.9% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.40 / $2.00 | $0.23 / $0.88 | |
| Input modalities | Not reported | Not reported |
Trinity Large Thinking vs Mistral Medium 3.1: 27.2% more intelligence, 90.4% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 127.9% slower end-to-end.
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Mistral Medium 3.1 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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