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Command A+ (medium) vs Mercury 2

Mercury 2 leads on average score with 4.4 vs 3.4. Mercury 2 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.033 vs $0.064. Mercury 2 is faster at 1.18s vs 91.72s, with pass rates of 0.0% vs 23.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-01

Compared models

Rank
#363
Total Output Tokens
18,795
Response Time (avg)
91.72s
Total Cost
$0.064
Rank
#338
Total Output Tokens
9,709
Response Time (avg)
1.18s
Total Cost
$0.033
Recommended model Mercury 2

It has the best score here (4.4), while costing about 2.0x less than Command A+ (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Command A+ Command A+ medium Release: 2026-09-23 Mercury 2 Mercury 2 none Release: 2026-02-24
Score 3.4 4.4
Rank #363 #338
Reliability 3.5 10.0
Consistency 10.0 9.2
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 0.0% 23.2%
Flaky tests 0 2
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 0.000 0.812
Total Cost $0.064 $0.033
Input Price $0.300 / 1M $0.250 / 1M
Output Price $1.500 / 1M $0.750 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.150 / 1M $0.025 / 1M
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 118,771 100,634
Output Tokens 4,127 9,709
Reasoning Tokens 14,668 0
Response Time (avg) 91.72s 1.18s
Response Time (max) 112.76s 9.00s
Response Time (total) 2109.54s 27.14s
Parameters 218B total (25B 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.

#363 Command A+

medium
Provider returned error
Cost
$0.000
Time
0.2s
Tokens
0 tok

#338 Mercury 2

none
Cost
$0.002
Time
1.8s
Tokens
1,514 tok

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Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Command A+ 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 93.13s 0 0 0
Mercury 2 3.4 9.6 0.0% 0 1.03s 7,229 3,088 0

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