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Seed-2.0-Lite vs Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium)

Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) leads on average score with 6.8 vs 6.0. Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.039 vs $0.114. Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) is faster at 6.66s vs 7.49s, with pass rates of 39.1% vs 66.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-24

Compared models

Rank
#289
Total Output Tokens
17,558
Response Time (avg)
7.49s
Total Cost
$0.114
Rank
#204
Total Output Tokens
150,107
Response Time (avg)
6.66s
Total Cost
$0.039
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium)

It has the best score here (6.8), while costing about 3.0x less than Seed-2.0-Lite.

Detailed comparison

Metric Seed-2.0-Lite Seed-2.0-Lite none Release: 2026-02-14 Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview medium Release: 2026-09-02
Score 6.0 6.8
Rank #289 #204
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.9 9.6
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 39.1% 66.7%
Flaky tests 3 1
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 1.421 0.244
Total Cost $0.114 $0.039
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $0.040 / 1M
Output Price $2.000 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Cache Read Price N/A N/A
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 314,113 397,291
Output Tokens 17,558 6,355
Reasoning Tokens 0 143,752
Response Time (avg) 7.49s 6.66s
Response Time (max) 75.99s 74.63s
Response Time (total) 172.19s 153.29s
Parameters ~200B total (~20B active) ~100B
Availability Closed 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.

#289 Seed-2.0-Lite

none
Cost
$0.005
Time
83.8s
Tokens
2,311 tok

#204 Mercury 2.5 Preview

medium
Cost
$0.001
Time
2.7s
Tokens
2,241 tok

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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
Seed-2.0-Lite 5.6 10.0 33.3% 0 2.83s 8,215 410 0
Mercury 2.5 Preview 7.8 10.0 66.7% 0 3.86s 7,839 552 22,126

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