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Gemini 3 Flash Preview (low) vs Mercury 2 (medium)

Gemini 3 Flash Preview (low) leads on average score with 7.4 vs 7.0. Mercury 2 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.093 vs $0.177. Mercury 2 (medium) is faster at 2.72s vs 6.28s, with pass rates of 75.8% vs 51.5%.

Last updated at: 2026-07-25

Rank
#69
Total Output Tokens
38,090
Response Time (avg)
6.28s
Total Cost
$0.177
Rank
#86
Total Output Tokens
87,119
Response Time (avg)
2.72s
Total Cost
$0.093
Recommended model Gemini 3 Flash Preview (low)

It has the strongest score in this comparison (7.4) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Detailed comparison

Metric Gemini 3 Flash Preview Gemini 3 Flash Preview low Release: 2025-12-17 Mercury 2 Mercury 2 medium Release: 2026-02-24
Score 7.4 7.0
Rank #69 #86
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.2 8.8
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 75.8% 51.5%
Flaky tests 2 3
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 1.101 0.928
Total Cost $0.177 $0.093
Input Price $0.500 / 1M $0.250 / 1M
Output Price $3.000 / 1M $0.750 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 123,684 109,572
Output Tokens 9,572 10,313
Reasoning Tokens 28,518 76,806
Response Time (avg) 6.28s 2.72s
Response Time (max) 17.13s 14.63s
Response Time (total) 138.06s 57.12s

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#69 Gemini 3 Flash Preview

low
Cost
$0.007
Time
12.1s
Tokens
2,289 tok

#86 Mercury 2

medium
Cost
$0.002
Time
2.1s
Tokens
1,702 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 Flash Preview 5.8 7.2 44.4% 1 6.00s 8,122 456 7,421
Mercury 2 8.2 7.7 77.8% 1 2.04s 7,065 296 11,328

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