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Mercury 2.5 vs Ling 3.0 Tiny (low)

Mercury 2.5 leads on average score with 4.1 vs 3.7. Ling 3.0 Tiny (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.000 vs $0.026. Mercury 2.5 is faster at 5.10s vs 63.15s, with pass rates of 24.6% vs 18.8%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-26

Compared models

Rank
#406
Total Output Tokens
89,958
Response Time (avg)
5.10s
Total Cost
$0.026
Rank
#418
Total Output Tokens
868,004
Response Time (avg)
63.15s
Total Cost
$0.000
Recommended model Mercury 2.5

It has the best score here (4.1), while responding about 12.4x 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 4.1 3.7
Rank #406 #418
Reliability 10.0 9.6
Consistency 7.6 9.7
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 24.6% 18.8%
Flaky tests 7 1
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 1.298 0.000
Total Cost $0.026 $0.000
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.000 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.004 / 1M N/A
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 311,488 99,662
Output Tokens 89,958 146,555
Reasoning Tokens 0 732,977
Response Time (avg) 5.10s 63.15s
Response Time (max) 63.41s 252.08s
Response Time (total) 117.24s 1389.35s
Parameters ~100B 7.9B total (1.3B active)
Availability Closed Open source

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#406 Mercury 2.5

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

#418 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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