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Mercury 2.5 vs Ling 3.0 Tiny (default)

Mercury 2.5 leads on average score with 4.1 vs 3.8. Ling 3.0 Tiny (default) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.000 vs $0.026. Mercury 2.5 is faster at 5.10s vs 13.39s, with pass rates of 24.6% vs 8.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-19

Compared models

Rank
#397
Total Output Tokens
89,958
Response Time (avg)
5.10s
Total Cost
$0.026
Rank
#404
Total Output Tokens
110,071
Response Time (avg)
13.39s
Total Cost
$0.000
Recommended model Mercury 2.5

It has the best score here (4.1), while responding about 2.6x faster than Ling 3.0 Tiny (default).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Mercury 2.5 none Release: 2026-09-08 Ling 3.0 Tiny Ling 3.0 Tiny default Release: 2026-08-07
Score 4.1 3.8
Rank #397 #404
Reliability 10.0 9.8
Consistency 7.6 10.0
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 24.6% 8.7%
Flaky tests 7 0
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 311,488 184,579
Output Tokens 89,958 110,071
Reasoning Tokens 0 0
Response Time (avg) 5.10s 13.39s
Response Time (max) 63.41s 240.61s
Response Time (total) 117.24s 294.48s
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.

#397 Mercury 2.5

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

#404 Ling 3.0 Tiny

default
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Cost
$0.000
Time
334.1s
Tokens
32,913 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 4.2 10.0 0.0% 0 1.19s 8,307 798 0

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