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DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 vs Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium)

Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) leads on average score with 6.8 vs 6.2. Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.039 vs $0.053. Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) is faster at 6.66s vs 27.42s, with pass rates of 30.4% vs 66.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-26

Compared models

Rank
#279
Total Output Tokens
39,789
Response Time (avg)
27.42s
Total Cost
$0.053
Rank
#213
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 responding about 4.1x faster than DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731.

Detailed comparison

Metric DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 none Release: 2026-08-01 Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview medium Release: 2026-09-02
Score 6.2 6.8
Rank #279 #213
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.7 9.6
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 30.4% 66.7%
Flaky tests 4 1
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 0.826 0.244
Total Cost $0.053 $0.039
Input Price $0.005 / 1M $0.040 / 1M
Output Price $1.280 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.005 / 1M N/A
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 349,876 397,291
Output Tokens 39,789 6,355
Reasoning Tokens 0 143,752
Response Time (avg) 27.42s 6.66s
Response Time (max) 387.15s 74.63s
Response Time (total) 630.70s 153.29s
Parameters 284B total (13B 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.

#279 DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731

none
Cost
$0.004
Time
198.4s
Tokens
14,316 tok

#213 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
DeepSeek V4 Flash 0731 4.3 10.0 0.0% 0 1.72s 7,275 505 0
Mercury 2.5 Preview 7.8 10.0 66.7% 0 3.86s 7,839 552 22,126

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