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GPT-5.5 vs Trinity-Large-Thinking

Updated October 20, 2026. Rank says GPT-5.5 is ahead. Price, access, and your workload can each overturn that. Public scores include evidence status and uncertainty.

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Decision reading

GPT-5.5 has the higher public point estimate, 69.22 versus 34.45. Their conditional score ranges do not overlap. These ranges do not establish rank confidence. 2 results are shared. Category rows resting on Estimated evidence or different benchmark sets are marked directional and do not name a winner.

Model A
OpenAI logo

OpenAI

69.22/100

Supported · Public rank #20

90% interval 63.0–75.5

Model B
Arcee AI logo

Arcee AI

34.45/100

Estimated · Public rank #160

Conditional range 24.7–44.2

Shared results
2
GPT-5.5 only
42
Trinity-Large-Thinking only
5
Like-for-like categories
1 / 8
Supported: GPT-5.5 · Estimated: Trinity-Large-Thinking. Conditional ranges do not establish rank confidence.How the comparison works

Which one for your work

Recommendations appear only when a shared evidence basis or an explicit operating constraint supports the call. Secondary and unsupported use cases stay disclosed below the initial list.

  • Coding work

    Code generation, repair, and software-engineering tasks

    GPT-5.5

    GPT-5.5 has the higher public coding point estimate, 62 to 17.8, with Supported evidence for both models. The conditional ranges do not establish rank confidence.

    Confidence: limited
  • Long documents

    Prompts that approach the documented context limit

    GPT-5.5

    GPT-5.5 has the larger documented context window.

    Confidence: documented
  • Chat turn cost

    1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

    Trinity-Large-Thinking

    Trinity-Large-Thinking has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.

    Confidence: listed-rates
Show secondary and unsupported calls
  • Cache-heavy agent loop cost

    200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

    Trinity-Large-Thinking

    Trinity-Large-Thinking has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Trinity-Large-Thinking has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

    Confidence: rate-fallback
  • Repository review cost

    50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

    Trinity-Large-Thinking

    Trinity-Large-Thinking has the lower estimated token cost for this stated workload. Costs use the listed standard API rates.

    Confidence: listed-rates
  • Agentic work

    Tool use, computer use, and multi-step task completion

    Not enough matched evidence

    Trinity-Large-Thinking is scored on Estimated evidence for agentic, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like.

    Confidence: limited

Which one for a specific job

Choose a job from the LLM Selector's task catalog to see the category row it rests on, under the same basis rules as the table below. A directional row stays directional; choosing a job never creates a winner.

The same task catalog as the LLM Selector. Each job names the evidence surface it rests on; nothing here adds a new score.

62.0GPT-5.517.8Trinity-Large-Thinking

Like-for-like · BenchAlign v5.8

GPT-5.5 has the higher coding point estimate. Conditional score ranges do not establish rank confidence.

Coding scores combine specific tasks and setups. Match the editor, harness, and effort to your workflow.

Same basis rules as the category table below

What is actually comparable

Shared results can support a head-to-head reading. Results present for only one model describe coverage, not superiority.

3 categories rest on Estimated evidence or different evidence sets. Those rows remain visible for coverage context but do not name a winner.

Shape of the matched evidence

Only shared public evidence is shown. Sparse evidence stays a ruled list rather than being closed into a radar shape.

A shared-evidence shape is not available.

BenchLM does not draw a radar or infer missing axes when the matched evidence is too sparse.

Category results, on a stated basis

Each row shows the public-lane category score for both models: the BenchAlign v5.8 lane for agentic, coding, and knowledge, and the weighted public rows elsewhere, with the same rank each model page reports. A row is like-for-like only when both scores rest on Supported evidence or the same weighted set. Directional and not-comparable rows remain visible, but they never receive a winner.

Coding

Like-for-like
GPT-5.5
62.0
Supported · #14/152
Trinity-Large-Thinking
17.8
Supported · #126/152
Basis
BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 10 vs 1 public rows
Reading
GPT-5.5 leads

Agentic

Directional only
GPT-5.5
62.7
Supported · #23/131
Trinity-Large-Thinking
14.0
Estimated · #120/131
Basis
BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 15 vs 2 public rows
Reading
Directional only

Knowledge

Directional only
GPT-5.5
72.1
Supported · #15/187
Trinity-Large-Thinking
34.2
Estimated · #140/187
Basis
BenchAlign v5.8 lane · 6 vs 2 public rows
Reading
Directional only

Instruction following

Directional only
GPT-5.5
93.3
#8/149
Trinity-Large-Thinking
28.9
#133/149
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 1 weighted rows
Reading
Directional only

Reasoning

Not comparable
GPT-5.5
70.3
#17/27
Trinity-Large-Thinking
51.1
Unranked · 2 rankable rows
Basis
Provisional lane · 2 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multimodal

Not comparable
GPT-5.5
75.5
#23/55
Trinity-Large-Thinking
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 2 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Multilingual

Not comparable
GPT-5.5
Not ranked
Trinity-Large-Thinking
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 0 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Math

Not comparable
GPT-5.5
91.2
Unranked · 3 rankable rows
Trinity-Large-Thinking
Not ranked
Basis
Provisional lane · 2 vs 0 weighted rows
Reading
Not comparable

Ranks count the models scored in each category’s lane, so the agentic, coding, and knowledge denominators (BenchAlign v5.8) differ from the provisional-lane categories. Unranked scores sit on the provisional lane’s scale but never name a winner. Like-for-like rows within 0.5 points read as a practical tie.

Supported evidence per lane · bars run 0–100Methodology

What each workload costs

Three fixed token mixes turn per-token rates into comparable decisions. Each scenario states context fit and whether cached input had to fall back to the published list-input rate.

Chat turn

1K fresh input + 500 output tokens

GPT-5.5
$0.02
Fits in one request
Trinity-Large-Thinking
$0.0007
Fits in one request

Trinity-Large-Thinking has the lower modeled cost

Costs use the listed standard API rates.

Repository review

50K fresh input + 3K output tokens

GPT-5.5
$0.34
Fits in one request
Trinity-Large-Thinking
$0.0152
Fits in one request

Trinity-Large-Thinking has the lower modeled cost

Costs use the listed standard API rates.

Cache-heavy agent loop

200K cached + 20K fresh input + 10K output tokens

GPT-5.5
$0.5
Fits in one request
Trinity-Large-Thinking
$0.064
Fits in one request
Cached input priced at the published list-input rate

Trinity-Large-Thinking has the lower modeled cost

Trinity-Large-Thinking has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

Cached input falls back to the list input rate only where a cached rate is unpublished

Specification differences

Sourced differences are shown directly. Missing facts stay explicit instead of being inferred from a model name or family.

Context window

Maximum documented context; output-token limits may be lower.

Trinity-Large-Thinking

512K

API model ID

GPT-5.5

Trinity-Large-Thinking

Not sourced

Cached-input rate

A missing cached-input rate falls back to the listed input rate only in the stated workload estimate.

GPT-5.5

$0.5 per 1M cached input tokens

OpenAI pricing

Trinity-Large-Thinking

Not published

Documented inputs

GPT-5.5

Not sourced

Trinity-Large-Thinking

Not sourced

Documented outputs

GPT-5.5

Not sourced

Trinity-Large-Thinking

Not sourced

Provider availability

GPT-5.5

Not sourced

Trinity-Large-Thinking

Not sourced

Reasoning profile

GPT-5.5

Reasoning

Trinity-Large-Thinking

Reasoning

Weight access

GPT-5.5

Proprietary

Trinity-Large-Thinking

Open Weight

License

GPT-5.5

Proprietary

Trinity-Large-Thinking

Open Weight

Release date

GPT-5.5

2026-04-23

Trinity-Large-Thinking

2026-03-10

If you already use one of these models

Deployment change
The models list different providers, so authentication, endpoint behavior, limits, and feature support may change.
Quality signal
GPT-5.5 has the higher public point estimate, 69.22 versus 34.45. Their conditional score ranges do not overlap. These ranges do not establish rank confidence.
Workload cost
Repository review: $0.34 vs $0.0152. Cache-heavy agent loop: $0.5 vs $0.064.
Context tradeoff
GPT-5.5 has the larger documented window (1M).
Run the same representative tasks against both endpoints before changing production traffic.

Questions

Which is better, GPT-5.5 or Trinity-Large-Thinking?

GPT-5.5 has the higher public point estimate, 69.22 versus 34.45. Their conditional score ranges do not overlap. These ranges do not establish rank confidence. The page therefore keeps the decision tied to the specific documented workload.

Which is better for coding, GPT-5.5 or Trinity-Large-Thinking?

GPT-5.5 has the higher public coding point estimate, 62 to 17.8, with Supported evidence for both models. The conditional ranges do not establish rank confidence.

Which is better for agentic tasks, GPT-5.5 or Trinity-Large-Thinking?

GPT-5.5 scores higher for agentic tasks on the public lane, 62.7 to 14. Trinity-Large-Thinking is scored on Estimated evidence for agentic tasks, so the reading is directional rather than like-for-like. BenchLM does not name a winner for agentic tasks from a directional reading; read the shared benchmark rows directly and test the models on the same task set.

Which costs less, GPT-5.5 or Trinity-Large-Thinking?

For the stated presets, chat costs $0.02 on GPT-5.5 and $0.0007 on Trinity-Large-Thinking; repository review costs $0.34 and $0.0152; the cache-heavy agent loop costs $0.5 and $0.064. Trinity-Large-Thinking has no published cached-input rate, so cached tokens use its listed input rate.

Which has the larger context window, GPT-5.5 or Trinity-Large-Thinking?

GPT-5.5 has the larger documented context window: 1M, compared with 512K.

Self-host vs API cost

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

GPT-5.5
API / mo$26,250
Self-host / moNot listed
Break-even—
Proprietary model — self-hosting not applicable.
Trinity-Large-Thinking
API / mo$863
Self-host / mo$13,981
Break-even1.0B/day
Model the full break-even

Benchmark evidence

The full public result ledger is available for audit without forcing a wide desktop table onto a phone.

Browse raw public benchmark evidence49 rows

Agentic

  • Terminal-Bench 2.0

    GPT-5.582%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • CyberGym

    GPT-5.581.8%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • BrowseComp

    GPT-5.584.4%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • OSWorld-Verified

    GPT-5.578.7%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • MCP Atlas

    GPT-5.575.3%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • Toolathlon

    GPT-5.555.6%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • τ²-bench results

    GPT-5.598%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • GPT-5.572.93%
    Trinity-Large-Thinking32.55%

    GPT-5.5 leads this result

  • ResearchClawBench

    GPT-5.517.0%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • OSWorld 2.0

    GPT-5.513.0%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • JobBench

    GPT-5.542.7%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • ExploitGym

    GPT-5.513.4%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • Terminal-Bench 2.1 (Vals)

    GPT-5.576.4%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • ApprenticeBench

    GPT-5.520%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • MazeBench

    GPT-5.50%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • τ²-bench Airline

    GPT-5.5—
    Trinity-Large-Thinking88.0%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Coding

  • SWE-bench Pro

    GPT-5.558.6%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • Terminal-Bench 2.0

    GPT-5.582.0%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • Vibe Code Bench

    GPT-5.569.85%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • React Native Evals

    GPT-5.584.7%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • cursorBench31

    GPT-5.559.2%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • CursorBench 3.2

    GPT-5.558.4%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • FrontierCode 1.1 Main

    GPT-5.543.0%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • LiveCodeBench (Vals)

    GPT-5.585.3%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • SWE-bench (Vals)

    GPT-5.582.6%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • PostTrainBench v1.1

    GPT-5.527.2%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • SWE-bench Verified*

    GPT-5.5—
    Trinity-Large-Thinking63.2%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Reasoning

  • MRCR v2 64K-128K

    GPT-5.583.1%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • MRCR v2 128K-256K

    GPT-5.587.5%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • ARC-AGI-2

    GPT-5.585%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • ARC-AGI-3

    GPT-5.50.4%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • ARC-AGI-1

    GPT-5.595.00%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

Multimodal

  • ExtractBench (LlamaIndex)

    GPT-5.593.57%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • ParseBench

    GPT-5.567.76%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • MMMU-Pro

    GPT-5.581.2%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • MMMU-Pro w/ Python

    GPT-5.583.2%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • OfficeQA Pro

    GPT-5.554.1%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

Knowledge

  • GPQA

    GPT-5.593.6%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • GPQA-D

    GPT-5.593.6%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking76.3%
    Source

    GPT-5.5 leads this result

  • HLE

    GPT-5.552.2%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • HLE w/o tools

    GPT-5.541.4%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • GPQA Diamond (Vals)

    GPT-5.593.2%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • MMLU-Pro (Vals)

    GPT-5.588.1%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • MMLU-Pro (Arcee)

    GPT-5.5—
    Trinity-Large-Thinking83.4%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Instruction following

  • IFBench

    GPT-5.5—
    Trinity-Large-Thinking52.3%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

Math

  • FrontierMath (legacy)

    GPT-5.551.7%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • FrontierMath v2 (Tiers 1-3)

    GPT-5.585.263%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • FrontierMath v2 (Tier 4)

    GPT-5.572.500%
    Source
    Trinity-Large-Thinking—

    Not directly comparable

  • AIME25 (Arcee)

    GPT-5.5—
    Trinity-Large-Thinking96.3%
    Source

    Not directly comparable

49 public results · 2 shared

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Last updated October 20, 2026