Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) vs Trinity Large Thinking
Which is better for the money: Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) by Mistral or Trinity Large Thinking by Arcee AI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-10-24.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning)
Trinity Large Thinking vs Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning): 4.4% less intelligence, 448.1% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 42.8% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) | Trinity Large Thinking | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 11.3 | 10.8 | −4.4% Trinity Large Thinking is 4.4% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $42.50 | $232.95 | +448.1% Trinity Large Thinking is 5.5× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 14.50s | 8.30s | −42.8% Trinity Large Thinking is 42.8% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.15 / $0.60 | $0.25 / $0.80 | |
| Input modalities | Text, Image | Text |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-6 Luna (Medium) scores 29.90 for $31.2.
- 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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