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Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (low) vs Mercury 2.5 Preview (high)

The average score is effectively tied at 6.6 vs 6.6. Mercury 2.5 Preview (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.030 vs $0.138. Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (low) is faster at 2.56s vs 4.01s, with pass rates of 69.7% vs 65.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-02

Rank
#151
Total Output Tokens
38,410
Response Time (avg)
2.56s
Total Cost
$0.138
Rank
#157
Total Output Tokens
163,505
Response Time (avg)
4.01s
Total Cost
$0.030
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview (high)

It has the best score here (6.6), while costing about 4.7x less than Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite low Release: 2026-07-21 Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview high Release: 2026-09-02
Score 6.6 6.6
Rank #151 #157
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 7.8 8.2
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 69.7% 65.2%
Flaky tests 6 5
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 1.149 0.243
Total Cost $0.138 $0.030
Input Price $0.300 / 1M $0.040 / 1M
Output Price $2.500 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 139,165 115,759
Output Tokens 12,899 2,562
Reasoning Tokens 25,511 160,943
Response Time (avg) 2.56s 4.01s
Response Time (max) 15.14s 17.71s
Response Time (total) 56.32s 88.25s
Parameters ~150B total (~10B active) ~100B
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#151 Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

low
Cost
$0.007
Time
7.5s
Tokens
2,669 tok

#157 Mercury 2.5 Preview

high
Cost
$0.001
Time
4.5s
Tokens
3,851 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
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 4.3 10.0 0.0% 0 917ms 8,126 464 0
Mercury 2.5 Preview 6.7 7.8 55.6% 1 6.13s 7,751 485 42,569

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