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Ember-1 vs Mercury 2.5 (low)

Ember-1 leads on average score with 5.2 vs 5.1. Mercury 2.5 (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.011 vs $0.123. Mercury 2.5 (low) is faster at 1.35s vs 19.46s, with pass rates of 42.4% vs 39.4%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-28

Compared models

Rank
#297
Total Output Tokens
2,664
Response Time (avg)
19.46s
Total Cost
$0.123
Rank
#304
Total Output Tokens
33,719
Response Time (avg)
1.35s
Total Cost
$0.011
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 (low)

Its score stays close to the best score here (5.1 vs 5.2), while costing about 11.6x less than Ember-1.

Detailed comparison

Metric Ember-1 Ember-1 none Release: 2026-09-28 Mercury 2.5 Mercury 2.5 low Release: 2026-09-08
Score 5.2 5.1
Rank #297 #304
Reliability 8.1 9.8
Consistency 8.9 8.1
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 42.4% 39.4%
Flaky tests 3 5
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 1.528 0.177
Total Cost $0.123 $0.011
Input Price $3.000 / 1M $0.040 / 1M
Output Price $15.000 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 27,426 138,020
Output Tokens 2,664 6,083
Reasoning Tokens 0 27,636
Response Time (avg) 19.46s 1.35s
Response Time (max) 93.12s 7.48s
Response Time (total) 428.04s 29.74s
Parameters ~2.8T total (~104B active) ~100B
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#297 Ember-1

none
Cost
$0.156
Time
224.6s
Tokens
10,555 tok

#304 Mercury 2.5

low
Cost
$0.001
Time
2.4s
Tokens
1,236 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
Ember-1 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 1.94s 7,485 393 0
Mercury 2.5 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 972ms 7,909 521 2,269

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