Model comparison
Step 5 Preview vs Trinity Large Thinking
Step 5 Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index. Trinity Large Thinking costs 3.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Step 5 Preview's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Last verified . 3 shared benchmarks.
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- They share 3 benchmarks with published results for both. Step 5 Preview scores higher in 2 categories and Trinity Large Thinking in 0 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- The widest gap is in reasoning, where Step 5 Preview leads 38.0 to 16.3.
- The biggest single-benchmark swing is SciCode: 58.9% for Step 5 Preview and 36.1% for Trinity Large Thinking.
- Trinity Large Thinking is cheaper at $0.25 / $0.80 per million input/output tokens, against $1 / $2.70 for Step 5 Preview.
- Step 5 Preview accepts more context: 1.02M tokens versus 262K.
- Trinity Large Thinking has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.
Side by side
| Step 5 Preview | Trinity Large Thinking | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | StepFun | Arcee AI |
| Noometry Index | 43.8 | 38.1 |
| Released | 2026-09-16 | 2026-04-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Open |
| Context window | 1.02M | 262K |
| Max output | 66K | 80K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $1 | $0.25 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $2.70 | $0.80 |
| Results tracked | 3 | 24 |
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Category by category
Coding Step 5 Preview leads
Step 5 Preview: 50.6 (#40), Trinity Large Thinking: 33.8 (#238)
| Benchmark | Step 5 Preview | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1569 | 1238 |
| SciCode | 58.9% | 36.1% |
| LMArena Coding | — | 1381 |
Reasoning Step 5 Preview leads
Step 5 Preview: 38.0 (#58), Trinity Large Thinking: 16.3 (#298)
| Benchmark | Step 5 Preview | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 20.9% | 0.9% |
| NYT Connections (extended) | — | 16.5% |
| Thematic Generalization | — | 41.6% |
| LMArena Hard Prompts | — | 1350 |
| Surface Evolver Bench | — | 15.6% |
Math Not comparable
Step 5 Preview: —, Trinity Large Thinking: 34.9 (#149)
| Benchmark | Step 5 Preview | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Math | — | 1366 |
Knowledge Not comparable
Step 5 Preview: —, Trinity Large Thinking: 40.3 (#107)
| Benchmark | Step 5 Preview | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| Vectara Hallucination Rate | — | 6.9% |
| LMArena Expert | — | 1359 |
Multilingual Not comparable
Step 5 Preview: —, Trinity Large Thinking: 46.4 (#155)
| Benchmark | Step 5 Preview | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Non-English | — | 1325 |
| LMArena Chinese | — | 1372 |
| LMArena French | — | 1374 |
| LMArena German | — | 1356 |
| LMArena Japanese | — | 1312 |
| LMArena Korean | — | 1304 |
| LMArena Russian | — | 1338 |
| LMArena Spanish | — | 1356 |
Instruction Following Not comparable
Step 5 Preview: —, Trinity Large Thinking: 70.7 (#157)
| Benchmark | Step 5 Preview | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Instruction Following | — | 1334 |
Long Context Not comparable
Step 5 Preview: —, Trinity Large Thinking: 41.2 (#139)
| Benchmark | Step 5 Preview | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Longer Query | — | 1355 |
Writing & Preference Not comparable
Step 5 Preview: —, Trinity Large Thinking: 54.0 (#152)
| Benchmark | Step 5 Preview | Trinity Large Thinking |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena Text | — | 1340 |
| LMArena Creative Writing | — | 1321 |
| LMArena Multi-Turn | — | 1342 |
Frequently asked questions
Is Step 5 Preview better than Trinity Large Thinking?
Step 5 Preview is the stronger model overall, scoring 43.8 to 38.1 on the Noometry Index. Trinity Large Thinking costs 3.7× less per token, which makes it the better buy when Step 5 Preview's lead doesn't matter for your workload.
Which is cheaper, Step 5 Preview 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; Step 5 Preview lists at $1 and $2.70.
Is Step 5 Preview or Trinity Large Thinking better for coding?
Step 5 Preview scores higher on coding benchmarks: 50.6 versus 33.8 in the Noometry coding category.
Which has the bigger context window?
Step 5 Preview does, with 1.02M tokens against 262K.
How many benchmarks do Step 5 Preview and Trinity Large Thinking share?
3 benchmarks have published results for both models. Step 5 Preview has 3 scored results on Noometry and Trinity Large Thinking has 24.