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Trinity Large Thinking (low) vs Step 3.5 Flash (medium)

Trinity Large Thinking (low) leads on average score with 6.0 vs 5.9. Step 3.5 Flash (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.132 vs $0.625. Trinity Large Thinking (low) is faster at 96.61s vs 191.63s, with pass rates of 47.0% vs 50.0%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-10

Compared models

Rank
#208
Total Output Tokens
818,359
Response Time (avg)
96.61s
Total Cost
$0.625
Rank
#216
Total Output Tokens
568,536
Response Time (avg)
191.63s
Total Cost
$0.132
Recommended model Step 3.5 Flash (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (5.9 vs 6.0), while costing about 4.8x less than Trinity Large Thinking (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Trinity Large Thinking Trinity Large Thinking low Release: 2026-07-28 Step 3.5 Flash Step 3.5 Flash medium Release: 2026-02-01
Score 6.0 5.9
Rank #208 #216
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.3 8.6
Attempts 66/66 63/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 47.0% 50.0%
Flaky tests 5 2
Total Runs 66 63
Cost per result 8.221 0.858
Total Cost $0.625 $0.132
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $0.100 / 1M
Output Price $0.800 / 1M $0.300 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 122,854 65,716
Output Tokens 119,810 189,424
Reasoning Tokens 698,549 379,112
Response Time (avg) 96.61s 191.63s
Response Time (max) 540.96s 1597.85s
Response Time (total) 2125.51s 3066.07s
Parameters 398B total (13B active) 196B total (11B active)
Availability Weights available Open source

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#208 Trinity Large Thinking

low
Cost
$0.021
Time
173.2s
Tokens
24,586 tok

#216 Step 3.5 Flash

medium
Cost
$0.008
Time
277.1s
Tokens
23,695 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Trinity Large Thinking 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 344.45s 5,441 27,039 217,241
Step 3.5 Flash 2.4 5.2 0.0% 0 258.38s 2,211 13,207 22,429

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