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Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite (low) vs Mercury 2 (medium)

Mercury 2 (medium) leads on average score with 6.6 vs 6.3. Mercury 2 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.121 vs $0.183. Mercury 2 (medium) is faster at 4.40s vs 4.79s, with pass rates of 66.7% vs 53.6%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-19

Compared models

Rank
#254
Total Output Tokens
39,912
Response Time (avg)
4.79s
Total Cost
$0.183
Rank
#223
Total Output Tokens
96,943
Response Time (avg)
4.40s
Total Cost
$0.121
Recommended model Mercury 2 (medium)

It has the best score here (6.6), while costing about 1.5x 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 Mercury 2 medium Release: 2026-02-24
Score 6.3 6.6
Rank #254 #223
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 7.9 8.1
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 66.7% 53.6%
Flaky tests 6 5
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 1.521 1.201
Total Cost $0.183 $0.121
Input Price $0.300 / 1M $0.250 / 1M
Output Price $2.500 / 1M $0.750 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.030 / 1M $0.025 / 1M
Cache Write Price $0.084 / 1M N/A
Total Input Tokens 275,779 189,300
Output Tokens 14,401 10,854
Reasoning Tokens 25,511 86,089
Response Time (avg) 4.79s 4.40s
Response Time (max) 53.91s 34.92s
Response Time (total) 110.24s 96.81s
Parameters ~150B total (~10B 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.

#254 Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite

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

#223 Mercury 2

medium
Cost
$0.002
Time
2.1s
Tokens
1,702 tok

Top Models by Score

Score vs Total Cost

Response Time (avg)

Score vs Response Time (avg)

Total Output Tokens

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
Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite 4.3 10.0 0.0% 0 917ms 8,126 464 0
Mercury 2 8.2 7.7 77.8% 1 2.04s 7,065 296 11,328

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