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Mercury 2.5 (medium) vs GLM 5.3 (low)

The average score is effectively tied at 6.8 vs 6.8. Mercury 2.5 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.022 vs $0.257. Mercury 2.5 (medium) is faster at 3.19s vs 13.65s, with pass rates of 65.2% vs 65.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-08

Compared models

Rank
#157
Total Output Tokens
120,129
Response Time (avg)
3.19s
Total Cost
$0.022
Rank
#155
Total Output Tokens
24,808
Response Time (avg)
13.65s
Total Cost
$0.257
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 (medium)

It has the best score here (6.8), while costing about 11.8x less than GLM 5.3 (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Mercury 2.5 medium Release: 2026-09-08 GLM 5.3 GLM 5.3 low Release: 2026-08-20
Score 6.8 6.8
Rank #157 #155
Reliability 9.8 10.0
Consistency 8.6 8.5
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 65.2% 65.2%
Flaky tests 4 4
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.181 2.135
Total Cost $0.022 $0.257
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $1.400 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $4.400 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 91,402 104,989
Output Tokens 3,138 8,532
Reasoning Tokens 116,991 16,276
Response Time (avg) 3.19s 13.65s
Response Time (max) 9.87s 83.60s
Response Time (total) 70.18s 300.22s
Parameters ~100B 744B total (40B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#157 Mercury 2.5

medium
Cost
$0.001
Time
3.8s
Tokens
3,386 tok

#155 GLM 5.3

low
Cost
$0.007
Time
28.4s
Tokens
1,599 tok

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Score vs Total Output Tokens

Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Mercury 2.5 5.0 5.1 44.5% 2 3.70s 7,807 488 21,857
GLM 5.3 6.2 6.9 55.6% 1 21.02s 7,317 368 6,764

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