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Apodex 1.1 Mini (high) vs Mercury 2 (medium)

Apodex 1.1 Mini (high) leads on average score with 6.7 vs 6.6. Apodex 1.1 Mini (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.000 vs $0.121. Mercury 2 (medium) is faster at 4.40s vs 31.25s, with pass rates of 68.1% vs 53.6%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-07

Compared models

Rank
#195
Total Output Tokens
451,532
Response Time (avg)
31.25s
Total Cost
$0.000
Rank
#201
Total Output Tokens
96,943
Response Time (avg)
4.40s
Total Cost
$0.121
Recommended model Mercury 2 (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (6.6 vs 6.7), while responding about 7.1x faster than Apodex 1.1 Mini (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Apodex 1.1 Mini Apodex 1.1 Mini high Release: 2026-10-02 Free Available Mercury 2 Mercury 2 medium Release: 2026-02-24
Score 6.7 6.6
Rank #195 #201
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 7.0 8.1
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 68.1% 53.6%
Flaky tests 9 5
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 0.000 1.201
Total Cost $0.000 $0.121
Input Price $0.000 / 1M $0.250 / 1M
Output Price $0.000 / 1M $0.750 / 1M
Cache Read Price N/A $0.025 / 1M
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 365,069 189,300
Output Tokens 133,336 10,854
Reasoning Tokens 344,133 86,089
Response Time (avg) 31.25s 4.40s
Response Time (max) 114.61s 34.92s
Response Time (total) 718.67s 96.81s
Parameters 35B total (~3B active) ~100B
Availability Open source Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#195 Apodex 1.1 Mini

high
OpenRouter returned no showcase content (finish_reason: length).
Cost
$0.000
Time
290.6s
Tokens
0 tok

#201 Mercury 2

medium
Cost
$0.002
Time
2.1s
Tokens
1,702 tok

Top Models by Score

Score vs Total Cost

Response Time (avg)

Score vs Response Time (avg)

Total Output Tokens

Score vs Total Output Tokens

Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Apodex 1.1 Mini 5.5 2.4 66.7% 3 46.96s 7,893 26,748 72,704
Mercury 2 8.2 7.7 77.8% 1 2.04s 7,065 296 11,328

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