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Mercury 2.5 (low) vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B

Qwen3.6 35B A3B leads on average score with 5.3 vs 5.1. Mercury 2.5 (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.011 vs $0.051. Mercury 2.5 (low) is faster at 1.35s vs 5.57s, with pass rates of 39.4% vs 28.8%.

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
#256
Total Output Tokens
45,905
Response Time (avg)
5.57s
Total Cost
$0.051
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 (low)

Its score stays close to the best score here (5.1 vs 5.3), while costing about 4.8x less than Qwen3.6 35B A3B.

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Mercury 2.5 low Release: 2026-09-08 Qwen3.6 35B A3B Qwen3.6 35B A3B none Release: 2026-04-20
Score 5.1 5.3
Rank #265 #256
Reliability 9.8 10.0
Consistency 8.1 8.1
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 39.4% 28.8%
Flaky tests 5 5
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.177 1.470
Total Cost $0.011 $0.051
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.100 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.900 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 138,020 93,990
Output Tokens 6,083 45,905
Reasoning Tokens 27,636 0
Response Time (avg) 1.35s 5.57s
Response Time (max) 7.48s 39.54s
Response Time (total) 29.74s 111.32s
Parameters ~100B 35B total (3B active)
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

#256 Qwen3.6 35B A3B

none
Cost
$0.008
Time
30.1s
Tokens
6,317 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
Qwen3.6 35B A3B 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 8.77s 7,911 11,161 0

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