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Mercury 2.5 (low) vs Ling 3.0 Flash

Ling 3.0 Flash leads on average score with 5.2 vs 5.1. Ling 3.0 Flash has the lower benchmark cost at $0.000 vs $0.020. Mercury 2.5 (low) is faster at 3.34s vs 3.40s, with pass rates of 37.7% vs 26.1%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-01

Compared models

Rank
#293
Total Output Tokens
40,302
Response Time (avg)
3.34s
Total Cost
$0.020
Rank
#286
Total Output Tokens
12,777
Response Time (avg)
3.40s
Total Cost
$0.000
Recommended model Ling 3.0 Flash

It has the strongest score in this comparison (5.2) 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 Ling 3.0 Flash Ling 3.0 Flash none Release: 2026-07-24
Score 5.1 5.2
Rank #293 #286
Reliability 9.8 10.0
Consistency 8.2 10.0
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 37.7% 26.1%
Flaky tests 5 0
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 0.319 0.000
Total Cost $0.020 $0.000
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.021 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.063 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 326,083 123,993
Output Tokens 7,224 12,777
Reasoning Tokens 33,078 0
Response Time (avg) 3.34s 3.40s
Response Time (max) 47.06s 17.51s
Response Time (total) 76.80s 74.77s
Parameters ~100B 124B total (5.1B active)
Availability Closed Open source

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#293 Mercury 2.5

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

#286 Ling 3.0 Flash

none
Cost
$0.000
Time
11.6s
Tokens
2,781 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 3.0 Flash 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 6.39s 8,307 639 0

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