Model Comparison

R1 1776
vs. Tri-21B-Think

Comparing 2 AI models · 8 benchmarks · Perplexity, Trillion Labs

Recommended Pick

Trillion Labs logo Tri-21B-Think 1 metric wins

Strongest on: Intelligence

Lowest Price

Perplexity logo

R1 1776

$0.00/1M input price

Best Reasoning

Perplexity logo

R1 1776

53.7 reasoning score

Blends available reasoning benchmarks

Best for Coding

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Tri-21B-Think

6.3 coding index

Composite Indices

Higher is better; speed and price are normalized

Standard Benchmarks

Only benchmarks with data are shown

Differences That Matter

Reasoning gap

R1 1776 leads Tri-21B-Think by 25.4 points on reasoning.

Top-pick rationale

Tri-21B-Think wins 1 measurable categories, including Intelligence.

Live compare

Response Face-Off

Run one prompt through the selected models and compare response quality with live speed and cost context.

Perplexity logo

R1 1776

Perplexity

Waiting

TTFT

Time

tok/s

Tokens

Cost

Waiting
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Tri-21B-Think

Trillion Labs

Waiting

TTFT

Time

tok/s

Tokens

Cost

Waiting

Which answer was more useful?

AI Chat

Chat with 80+ models

Inference API

EU-hosted inference

Full Comparison

Metric
Perplexity logo R1 1776
Perplexity
Top Pick
Trillion Labs logo Tri-21B-Think
Trillion Labs
Pricing per 1M tokens
Input Cost $0.00/1M$0.00/1M
Output Cost $0.00/1M$0.00/1M
Specifications
Organization PerplexityTrillion Labs
Release Date Feb 18, 2025Feb 10, 2026
Performance & Speed
Throughput
TTFT
Latency
Composite Indices
Reasoning Score 53.728.3
Intelligence 12.018.6
Coding 6.3
Standard Benchmarks
GPQA 60.1%
HLE 6.1%
MATH 500 95.4%
SciCode 17.4%
LCR 11.0%
IFBench 54.6%
TAU-bench v2 81.0%
TerminalBench Hard 0.8%

Key Takeaways

R1 1776 offers the best value at $0.00/1M, making it ideal for high-volume applications and cost-conscious projects.

R1 1776 has the strongest reasoning profile with a 53.7 reasoning score, combining the available reasoning-heavy benchmarks.

Tri-21B-Think reaches a 6.3 coding index, making it the top choice for software development and code generation tasks.

All models support context windows of ∞+ tokens, suitable for processing lengthy documents and maintaining extended conversations.

When to Choose Each Model

Perplexity logo

R1 1776

  • Cost-sensitive applications
  • High-volume processing
  • Complex reasoning tasks
  • Research & analysis
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Tri-21B-Think

  • Code generation
  • Software development