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Mercury 2.5 (low) vs Mercury 2.5 Preview (low)

Mercury 2.5 (low) leads on average score with 5.1 vs 5.0. Mercury 2.5 Preview (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.011 vs $0.011. Mercury 2.5 Preview (low) is faster at 1.31s vs 1.35s, with pass rates of 39.4% vs 47.0%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-08

Compared models

Rank
#265
Total Output Tokens
33,719
Response Time (avg)
1.35s
Total Cost
$0.011
Rank
#271
Total Output Tokens
31,975
Response Time (avg)
1.31s
Total Cost
$0.011
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 (low)

It has the strongest score in this comparison (5.1) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Mercury 2.5 low Release: 2026-09-08 Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview low Release: 2026-09-02
Score 5.1 5.0
Rank #265 #271
Reliability 9.8 10.0
Consistency 8.1 7.0
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 39.4% 47.0%
Flaky tests 5 8
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.177 0.169
Total Cost $0.011 $0.011
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.040 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 138,020 133,525
Output Tokens 6,083 7,259
Reasoning Tokens 27,636 24,716
Response Time (avg) 1.35s 1.31s
Response Time (max) 7.48s 7.29s
Response Time (total) 29.74s 28.77s
Parameters ~100B ~100B
Availability Closed Closed

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#265 Mercury 2.5

low
Cost
$0.001
Time
2.4s
Tokens
1,236 tok

#271 Mercury 2.5 Preview

low
Cost
$0.001
Time
1.5s
Tokens
1,169 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
Mercury 2.5 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 972ms 7,909 521 2,269
Mercury 2.5 Preview 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 972ms 7,794 695 2,263

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