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Model comparison

DeepSeek V3 vs Trinity-Large-Preview

Data verified

Head-to-head evidence from 14 shared benchmark results across 6 categories. Overall scores shown here use the public BenchAlign v5 ranking lane.

DeepSeek
44.97/100
Margin
11.0pts
winning →
55.94/100
0 category wins0 category wins

Public leaderboard positions: DeepSeek V3 #147 (Supported); Trinity-Large-Preview #79 (Estimated). Intervals and evidence labels describe ranking uncertainty, not a guarantee for a specific workload.

Evidence parity. DeepSeek V3 and Trinity-Large-Preview share 14 comparable benchmark results. 0 of 8 categories are comparable. 8 results are unique to DeepSeek V3; 4 to Trinity-Large-Preview.

Updated July 21, 2026
Shared results
14
DeepSeek V3 only
8
Trinity-Large-Preview only
4
Comparable categories
0 / 8

Benchmark data for DeepSeek V3 and Trinity-Large-Preview is coming soon on BenchLM.

Confidence note. This is a partial-evidence comparison with 14 shared benchmark results across 6 evidence categories; 0 of 8 categories currently have scoreable aggregates for both models. Treat the verdict as directional until coverage is more balanced.

Why this result

BenchLM has partial data for these models, but not enough overlapping benchmark coverage to produce a fair score-level comparison yet.

DeepSeek V3 is priced at $0.27 input / $1.10 output per 1M tokens, versus $0.25 input / $1.00 output per 1M tokens for Trinity-Large-Preview. Trinity-Large-Preview has the larger context window at 512K, compared with 128K for DeepSeek V3.

Category breakdown

Exact category averages are shown below. Not measured means BenchLM does not have enough sourced public coverage for that model and category.

Category scores and score margins for DeepSeek V3 and Trinity-Large-Preview
CategoryDeepSeek V3ΔTrinity-Large-Preview
CodingDeepSeek V338.9MarginNo overlapTrinity-Large-PreviewNot measured
KnowledgeDeepSeek V372.7MarginNo overlapTrinity-Large-PreviewNot measured
MathDeepSeek V31.7MarginNo overlapTrinity-Large-PreviewNot measured
Inst. FollowingDeepSeek V386.1MarginNo overlapTrinity-Large-PreviewNot measured

Operational comparison

Runtime and commercial metrics are compared only when both models have a complete sourced value.

MetricDeepSeek V3Trinity-Large-PreviewComparison
Input / output priceUSD per 1M tokensDeepSeek V3$0.27 input / $1.1 outputTrinity-Large-Preview$0.25 input / $1 outputTrinity-Large-Preview has the lower combined listed price.
Generation speedtokens per secondDeepSeek V3Not availableTrinity-Large-PreviewNot availableA complete speed comparison is not available.
First-answer latencyseconds to first tokenDeepSeek V3Not availableTrinity-Large-PreviewNot availableA complete latency comparison is not available.
Context windowmaximum listed tokensDeepSeek V3128KTrinity-Large-Preview512KTrinity-Large-Preview lists the larger context window.

Benchmark Deep Dive

Agentic
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3Trinity-Large-PreviewResult
AA Agentic IndexSource 1.6%Not comparable
τ²-bench resultsSource 22.8%90.1%Trinity-Large-Preview leads
GDPval-AASource 0.0%2.7%Trinity-Large-Preview leads
GDPval-AASource 217554Trinity-Large-Preview leads
Coding
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3Trinity-Large-PreviewResult
LiveCodeBenchSource 37.6%Not comparable
SWE-bench VerifiedSource 42%Not comparable
AA Coding IndexSource 23.0%Not comparable
AA-SciCodeSource 35.4%36.1%Trinity-Large-Preview leads
Reasoning
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3Trinity-Large-PreviewResult
AA-LCRSource 29.0%33.0%Trinity-Large-Preview leads
CritPtSource 0.0%0.9%Trinity-Large-Preview leads
Knowledge
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3Trinity-Large-PreviewResult
GPQASource 59.1%Not comparable
MMLU-ProSource 75.9%Not comparable
Artificial Analysis Intelligence IndexSource 14.2%24.5%Trinity-Large-Preview leads
AA-GPQA DiamondSource 55.7%75.2%Trinity-Large-Preview leads
AA-HLESource 3.6%14.7%Trinity-Large-Preview leads
AA-Omniscience IndexSource -41.3%-44.2%DeepSeek V3 leads
AA-Omniscience AccuracySource 25.4%22.8%DeepSeek V3 leads
AA-Omniscience Hallucination RateSource 89.4%86.6%Trinity-Large-Preview leads
MMLUSource 87.2%Not comparable
MMLU-Pro (Arcee)Source 75.2%Not comparable
GPQA-DSource 63.3%Not comparable
Math
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3Trinity-Large-PreviewResult
FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)Source 1.724%Not comparable
AIME25 (Arcee)Source 24.0%Not comparable
Multimodal
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3Trinity-Large-PreviewResult
Design Arena WebsiteSource 11501165Trinity-Large-Preview leads
Inst. Following
BenchmarkDeepSeek V3Trinity-Large-PreviewResult
IFEvalSource 86.1%Not comparable
AA-IFBenchSource 34.8%56.3%Trinity-Large-Preview leads
Frequently Asked Questions (3)

Can I compare DeepSeek V3 and Trinity-Large-Preview on BenchLM yet?

Not fully yet. BenchLM is tracking both models, but the sourced benchmark breakdown for this comparison is still coming soon.

Why does this comparison show “coming soon”?

BenchLM only shows category winners and benchmark-level calls when we have sourced results that can be compared fairly. For these models, the public benchmark coverage is not complete enough yet.

What data is available for DeepSeek V3 and Trinity-Large-Preview today?

DeepSeek V3: $0.27 input / $1.10 output per 1M tokens Trinity-Large-Preview: $0.25 input / $1.00 output per 1M tokens Both model pages still include creator, context window, reasoning mode, and other metadata while benchmark coverage fills in.

Self-host vs API cost

Estimates at 50,000 req/day · 1000 tokens/req average.

DeepSeek V3
API / mo$1,028
Self-host / mo$18,221
Break-even1.2B/day
Trinity-Large-Preview
API / mo$938
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Model the full break-even

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Last updated: July 21, 2026

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