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Mercury 2.5 vs Ling 3.0 Tiny (low)

Mercury 2.5 leads on average score with 3.9 vs 3.8. Ling 3.0 Tiny (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.000 vs $0.016. Mercury 2.5 is faster at 2.45s vs 66.16s, with pass rates of 25.8% vs 19.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-08

Compared models

Rank
#312
Total Output Tokens
71,143
Response Time (avg)
2.45s
Total Cost
$0.016
Rank
#314
Total Output Tokens
879,532
Response Time (avg)
66.16s
Total Cost
$0.000
Recommended model Mercury 2.5

It has the best score here (3.9), while responding about 27.0x faster than Ling 3.0 Tiny (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Mercury 2.5 none Release: 2026-09-08 Ling 3.0 Tiny Ling 3.0 Tiny low Release: 2026-08-07
Score 3.9 3.8
Rank #312 #314
Reliability 10.0 9.6
Consistency 7.5 9.7
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 25.8% 19.7%
Flaky tests 7 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.782 0.000
Total Cost $0.016 $0.000
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.000 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 123,740 99,662
Output Tokens 71,143 146,555
Reasoning Tokens 0 732,977
Response Time (avg) 2.45s 66.16s
Response Time (max) 36.48s 252.08s
Response Time (total) 53.83s 1389.33s
Parameters ~100B 7.9B total (1.3B active)
Availability Closed Open source

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#312 Mercury 2.5

none
Cost
$0.001
Time
2.7s
Tokens
2,749 tok

#314 Ling 3.0 Tiny

low
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Cost
$0.000
Time
200.0s
Tokens
5,030 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 3.7 7.0 22.2% 1 12.50s 7,888 61,297 0
Ling 3.0 Tiny 2.9 10.0 0.0% 0 170.73s 7,619 56,012 170,220

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