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Mercury 2.5 vs MiniMax M2.5 (medium)

MiniMax M2.5 (medium) leads on average score with 4.6 vs 3.9. Mercury 2.5 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.016 vs $0.327. Mercury 2.5 is faster at 2.45s vs 69.08s, with pass rates of 25.8% vs 43.9%.

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
#295
Total Output Tokens
272,229
Response Time (avg)
69.08s
Total Cost
$0.327
Recommended model Mercury 2.5

Its score stays close to the best score here (3.9 vs 4.6), while costing about 20.9x less than MiniMax M2.5 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Mercury 2.5 none Release: 2026-09-08 MiniMax M2.5 MiniMax M2.5 medium Release: 2026-02-12
Score 3.9 4.6
Rank #312 #295
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 7.5 6.6
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 25.8% 43.9%
Flaky tests 7 9
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.782 6.463
Total Cost $0.016 $0.327
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.270 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $1.080 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 123,740 142,621
Output Tokens 71,143 20,409
Reasoning Tokens 0 251,820
Response Time (avg) 2.45s 69.08s
Response Time (max) 36.48s 251.36s
Response Time (total) 53.83s 1036.24s
Parameters ~100B 230B total (10B active)
Availability Closed Weights available

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

#295 MiniMax M2.5

medium
Reached the allocated time limit (300 seconds) without receiving showcase output.
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
Tokens
0 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
MiniMax M2.5 3.4 9.1 0.0% 0 188.58s 6,076 357 106,177

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