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Mercury 2.5 (low) vs Ling-2.6-1T

Ling-2.6-1T leads on average score with 5.3 vs 5.1. Mercury 2.5 (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.011 vs $0.016. Mercury 2.5 (low) is faster at 1.35s vs 8.59s, with pass rates of 39.4% vs 18.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-10

Compared models

Rank
#270
Total Output Tokens
33,719
Response Time (avg)
1.35s
Total Cost
$0.011
Rank
#259
Total Output Tokens
11,555
Response Time (avg)
8.59s
Total Cost
$0.016
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 (low)

Its score stays close to the best score here (5.1 vs 5.3), while responding about 6.4x faster than Ling-2.6-1T.

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Mercury 2.5 low Release: 2026-09-08 Ling-2.6-1T Ling-2.6-1T none Release: 2026-04-23
Score 5.1 5.3
Rank #270 #259
Reliability 9.8 10.0
Consistency 8.1 10.0
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 39.4% 18.2%
Flaky tests 5 0
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.177 0.278
Total Cost $0.011 $0.016
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.075 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.625 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 138,020 106,423
Output Tokens 6,083 11,555
Reasoning Tokens 27,636 0
Response Time (avg) 1.35s 8.59s
Response Time (max) 7.48s 25.72s
Response Time (total) 29.74s 163.20s
Parameters ~100B 1T total (63B active)
Availability Closed Open source

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#270 Mercury 2.5

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

#259 Ling-2.6-1T

none
Ling-2.6-1T is no longer available as a free model. It has transitioned to a paid model. Continue using it here: https://openrouter.ai/inclusionai/ling-2.6-1t
Cost
$0.000
Time
0.1s
Tokens
0 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
Ling-2.6-1T 3.8 10.0 0.0% 0 10.57s 813 381 0

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