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Mercury 2.5 (low) vs Qwen3.5-9B

The average score is effectively tied at 5.1 vs 5.1. Mercury 2.5 (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.011 vs $0.021. Mercury 2.5 (low) is faster at 1.35s vs 19.19s, with pass rates of 39.4% vs 19.7%.

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
#267
Total Output Tokens
37,484
Response Time (avg)
19.19s
Total Cost
$0.021
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 (low)

It has the best score here (5.1), while costing about 1.9x less than Qwen3.5-9B.

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Mercury 2.5 low Release: 2026-09-08 Qwen3.5-9B Qwen3.5-9B none Release: 2026-03-02
Score 5.1 5.1
Rank #265 #267
Reliability 9.8 10.0
Consistency 8.1 9.7
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 39.4% 19.7%
Flaky tests 5 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.177 0.490
Total Cost $0.011 $0.021
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.100 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 138,020 144,416
Output Tokens 6,083 37,484
Reasoning Tokens 27,636 0
Response Time (avg) 1.35s 19.19s
Response Time (max) 7.48s 382.06s
Response Time (total) 29.74s 422.25s
Parameters ~100B 9B
Availability Closed Open source

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#265 Mercury 2.5

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

#267 Qwen3.5-9B

none
Reached the allocated time limit (300 seconds) without receiving showcase output.
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
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
Qwen3.5-9B 3.9 7.8 11.1% 1 5.60s 7,913 1,042 0

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