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Trinity Large Thinking vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking

Trinity Large Thinking (Arcee AI) and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking (Qwen) compared on the ModelCap Index, API price, context window, provider availability, weight access and every public benchmark board they share. Figures are the same ones shown on the live rankings; nothing here is a hidden score.

Snapshot as of 17 August 2026

As of 17 August 2026, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking holds the stronger ModelCap Index position (#68 vs #70); Trinity Large Thinking is 1.4× cheaper per output token ($0.85/1M vs $1.20/1M); and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking ships open weights.

Which should you choose?

Choose Trinity Large Thinking if…

  • API cost matters — $0.85/1M output tokens against $1.20/1M, about 1.4× cheaper.
  • you want the more recently listed model — Trinity Large Thinking was listed 1 April 2026, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking 11 September 2025.

Choose Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking if…

  • you want the stronger overall ModelCap Index position — #68 against #70 (37.5 vs 36.9 points).
  • your workload is prompt-heavy — input tokens cost $0.15/1M against $0.22/1M.
  • you want to self-host: Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking ships open weights while Trinity Large Thinking is restricted license.
  • you want provider choice — 3 listed API providers against 2.
  • Arena coding is your yardstick — 1421 against 1414.

Trinity Large Thinking vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking: specs, pricing and context

Specification comparison of Trinity Large Thinking and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
FieldTrinity Large ThinkingArcee AIQwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingQwen
ModelCap Index position#70#68
Index score36.937.5
EvidenceMeasuredMeasured
Input price / 1M tokens$0.22$0.15
Output price / 1M tokens$0.85$1.20
Context window262K tokens262K tokens
Max output tokens262K33K
API providers listed23
Weight accessRestricted licenseOpen weights
Input modalitiesTextText
First listed1 April 202611 September 2025
PublisherArcee AIQwen

Evidence: 3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards · 2 public benchmark observations across 2 boards. Prices are the lowest listed API offer per million tokens observed on the OpenRouter catalogue.

Benchmark scores: Trinity Large Thinking vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking

Public benchmark boards where Trinity Large Thinking or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking has a published result
BoardTrinity Large ThinkingQwen3 Next 80B A3B ThinkingLeads
Arena codingArena (LMArena)14141407–142214211409–1432Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexArtificial Analysis18.7intelligence-index—Only one result

Scores are the sources' own published figures for each model's best evaluated configuration; ModelCap never re-runs a benchmark.

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Trinity Large Thinking vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking: common questions

Is Trinity Large Thinking better than Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?

Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking ranks higher on the ModelCap Index as of 17 August 2026: #68 against #70. That is a capability ranking built from public benchmark evidence with published uncertainty; whether it is "better" for you also depends on price, context and where you can run it.

Is Trinity Large Thinking cheaper than Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?

Trinity Large Thinking is cheaper on output tokens: $0.85/1M against $1.20/1M. Input tokens are $0.22/1M for Trinity Large Thinking and $0.15/1M for Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking. Prices are the lowest listed API offer ModelCap observed, in USD per million tokens.

Which has the bigger context window, Trinity Large Thinking or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?

Both publish a 262K-token context window.

Which is better for coding, Trinity Large Thinking or Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?

Arena coding: Trinity Large Thinking 1414, Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking 1421 — Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking leads.

Are Trinity Large Thinking and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking open-weight models?

Trinity Large Thinking: Restricted license. Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking: Open weights. Open weights mean the checkpoint can be downloaded and self-hosted under its licence; API-only models are available solely through hosted endpoints.

Where can I run Trinity Large Thinking and Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking?

ModelCap currently lists 2 API providers for Trinity Large Thinking and 3 for Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking, from the OpenRouter catalogue snapshot the site serves; each model page lists the providers and their prices.

How current is this Trinity Large Thinking vs Qwen3 Next 80B A3B Thinking comparison?

Every figure comes from the sealed ModelCap dataset published 17 August 2026; the page re-renders within a minute of each data refresh, and the ModelCap Index positions are the same ones shown on the live rankings.

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