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Gemma 4 26B A4B (medium) vs Mercury 2.5 (medium)

The average score is effectively tied at 6.8 vs 6.8. Mercury 2.5 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.022 vs $0.092. Mercury 2.5 (medium) is faster at 3.19s vs 104.93s, with pass rates of 69.7% vs 65.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-08

Compared models

Rank
#159
Total Output Tokens
253,646
Response Time (avg)
104.93s
Total Cost
$0.092
Rank
#157
Total Output Tokens
120,129
Response Time (avg)
3.19s
Total Cost
$0.022
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 (medium)

It has the best score here (6.8), while costing about 4.2x less than Gemma 4 26B A4B (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Gemma 4 26B A4B Gemma 4 26B A4B medium Release: 2026-04-03 Free Available Mercury 2.5 Mercury 2.5 medium Release: 2026-09-08
Score 6.8 6.8
Rank #159 #157
Reliability 10.0 9.8
Consistency 9.6 8.6
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 69.7% 65.2%
Flaky tests 1 4
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.623 0.181
Total Cost $0.092 $0.022
Input Price $0.070 / 1M $0.040 / 1M
Output Price $0.340 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 77,528 91,402
Output Tokens 26,048 3,138
Reasoning Tokens 227,598 116,991
Response Time (avg) 104.93s 3.19s
Response Time (max) 912.19s 9.87s
Response Time (total) 2203.52s 70.18s
Parameters 25.2B total (3.8B active) ~100B
Availability Open source Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#159 Gemma 4 26B A4B

medium
Reached the allocated time limit (300 seconds) without receiving showcase output.
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
Tokens
0 tok

#157 Mercury 2.5

medium
Cost
$0.001
Time
3.8s
Tokens
3,386 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
Gemma 4 26B A4B 2.9 10.0 0.0% 0 272.54s 5,062 14,838 44,567
Mercury 2.5 5.0 5.1 44.5% 2 3.70s 7,807 488 21,857

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