Model comparison
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite vs Trinity Large Thinking
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index. Trinity Large Thinking costs 2.2× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
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- They share 21 benchmarks with published results for both. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher in 7 categories and Trinity Large Thinking in 1 category; 8 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads 27.8 to 16.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is NYT Connections (extended): 60.4% for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and 16.5% for Trinity Large Thinking.
- Trinity Large Thinking is cheaper at $0.25 / $0.80 per million input/output tokens, against $0.30 / $2.50 for Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite.
- Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite accepts more context: 1.05M tokens versus 262K.
- Trinity Large Thinking has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Trinity Large Thinking | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Arcee AI | |
| Noometry Index | 41.8 | 38.1 |
| Released | 2026-07-21 | 2026-04-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.05M | 262K |
| Max output | 66K | 80K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.30 | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.50 | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 38 | 24 |
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Category by category
Coding Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 42.1 (#96), Trinity Large Thinking: 33.8 (#238)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1440 | 1238 |
| SciCode | 41.3% | 36.1% |
| LMArena Coding | 1455 | 1381 |
| WeirdML | 39% | — |
| ALE-Bench | 765.27 | — |
Agentic & Tool Use Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 28.6 (#82), Trinity Large Thinking: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| GDP.pdf | 10% | — |
Reasoning Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 27.8 (#95), Trinity Large Thinking: 16.3 (#298)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| NYT Connections (extended) | 60.4% | 16.5% |
| CritPt | 0% | 0.9% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | 1441 | 1350 |
| ARC-AGI-2 | 10.3% | — |
| ARC-AGI-1 | 53.5% | — |
| Chess Puzzles | 22% | — |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 41.6% |
| Mystery Game Puzzles | 19% | — |
| DTBench | 83.5% | — |
| LMCA | 37.6% | — |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 15.6% |
| Epoch Capabilities Index | 145.12 | — |
Math Trinity Large Thinking leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 25.7 (#245), Trinity Large Thinking: 34.9 (#149)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | 1431 | 1366 |
| FrontierMath (Tiers 1-3) | 26% | — |
| FrontierMath Tier 4 | 0% | — |
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | 71.1% | — |
| ProofBench | 13% | — |
Knowledge Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 50.0 (#66), Trinity Large Thinking: 40.3 (#107)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Expert | 1430 | 1359 |
| GPQA Diamond | 83.3% | — |
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 6.9% |
Multimodal Not comparable
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 40.3 (#38), Trinity Large Thinking: —
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Vision | 1266 | — |
Multilingual Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 53.8 (#59), Trinity Large Thinking: 46.4 (#155)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | 1428 | 1325 |
| LMArena Chinese | 1467 | 1372 |
| LMArena French | 1452 | 1374 |
| LMArena German | 1454 | 1356 |
| LMArena Japanese | 1428 | 1312 |
| LMArena Korean | 1406 | 1304 |
| LMArena Russian | 1443 | 1338 |
| LMArena Spanish | 1440 | 1356 |
Instruction Following Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 75.0 (#77), Trinity Large Thinking: 70.7 (#157)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | 1420 | 1334 |
Long Context Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 43.8 (#80), Trinity Large Thinking: 41.2 (#139)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | 1435 | 1355 |
Writing & Preference Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite leads
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite: 64.4 (#55), Trinity Large Thinking: 54.0 (#152)
| Benchmark | Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | 1436 | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | 1419 | 1321 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | 1445 | 1342 |
| EQ-Bench Creative Writing | 1559 | — |
Frequently asked questions
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite better than Trinity Large Thinking?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite is the stronger model overall, scoring 41.8 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index. Trinity Large Thinking costs 2.2× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Trinity Large Thinking?
Trinity Large Thinking is cheaper. It lists at $0.25 per million input tokens and $0.80 per million output tokens; Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite lists at $0.30 and $2.50.
Is Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite or Trinity Large Thinking better for coding?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite scores higher on coding benchmarks: 42.1 versus 33.8 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite does, with 1.05M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite and Trinity Large Thinking share?
21 benchmarks have published results for both models. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite has 38 scored results on Noometry and Trinity Large Thinking has 24.