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 2026-08-17.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning)
Trinity Large Thinking vs Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning): 5.1% less intelligence, 190.5% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 10.1% faster end-to-end.
| Metric | Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) | Trinity Large Thinking | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 19.7 | 18.7 | −5.1% Trinity Large Thinking is 5.1% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $87.67 | $254.72 | +190.5% Trinity Large Thinking is 2.9× more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 15.00s | 13.49s | −10.1% Trinity Large Thinking is 10.1% faster |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.15 / $0.60 | $0.23 / $0.88 | |
| Input modalities | Not reported | Not reported |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Mistral Small 4 (Reasoning) is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-5.6 Luna (high) scores 47.00 for $55.0.
- 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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