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Gemini 3.5 Flash (minimal) vs Mercury 2 (medium)

Mercury 2 (medium) leads on average score with 6.6 vs 6.4. Mercury 2 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.121 vs $0.508. Mercury 2 (medium) is faster at 4.40s vs 4.67s, with pass rates of 58.0% vs 53.6%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-02

Compared models

Rank
#208
Total Output Tokens
18,040
Response Time (avg)
4.67s
Total Cost
$0.508
Rank
#190
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 4.2x less than Gemini 3.5 Flash (minimal).

Detailed comparison

Metric Gemini 3.5 Flash Gemini 3.5 Flash minimal Release: 2026-05-19 Mercury 2 Mercury 2 medium Release: 2026-02-24
Score 6.4 6.6
Rank #208 #190
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 8.1
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 58.0% 53.6%
Flaky tests 1 5
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 3.903 1.201
Total Cost $0.508 $0.121
Input Price $1.500 / 1M $0.250 / 1M
Output Price $9.000 / 1M $0.750 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.150 / 1M $0.025 / 1M
Cache Write Price $0.084 / 1M N/A
Total Input Tokens 230,004 189,300
Output Tokens 18,040 10,854
Reasoning Tokens 0 86,089
Response Time (avg) 4.67s 4.40s
Response Time (max) 49.23s 34.92s
Response Time (total) 107.45s 96.81s
Parameters ~500B total (~20B 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.

#208 Gemini 3.5 Flash

minimal
Cost
$0.041
Time
20.4s
Tokens
4,608 tok

#190 Mercury 2

medium
Cost
$0.002
Time
2.1s
Tokens
1,702 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
Gemini 3.5 Flash 5.6 9.9 33.3% 0 2.75s 8,122 3,456 0
Mercury 2 8.2 7.7 77.8% 1 2.04s 7,065 296 11,328

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