Qwen3 Coder Next vs Trinity Large Thinking
Which is better for the money: Qwen3 Coder Next by Alibaba or Trinity Large Thinking by Arcee AI? Intelligence, total benchmark cost, and end-to-end time from Artificial Analysis & other sources, snapshot 2026-08-19.
Clear winner
Verdict
Pick Qwen3 Coder Next
Trinity Large Thinking vs Qwen3 Coder Next: 12.2% less intelligence, 1.8% more cost to run the AA benchmark, and 183.3% slower end-to-end.
| Metric | Qwen3 Coder Next | Trinity Large Thinking | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intelligence (higher is better) | 21.3 | 18.7 | −12.2% Trinity Large Thinking is 12.2% less intelligent |
| Total AA cost (lower is better) | $250.18 | $254.72 | +1.8% Trinity Large Thinking is 1.8% more expensive |
| End-to-end time (lower is better) | 4.97s | 14.08s | +183.3% Trinity Large Thinking is 183.3% slower |
| Price per 1M tokens (in / out) | $0.35 / $1.20 | $0.23 / $0.88 | |
| Input modalities | Not reported | Not reported |
Today's Pareto frontier
Against the frontier
- Qwen3 Coder Next is off the frontier: at the same or lower cost, GPT-5.6 Luna (max) scores 52.30 for $172.
- 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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