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Mercury 2.5 vs gpt-oss-120b

The average score is effectively tied at 4.1 vs 4.2. gpt-oss-120b has the lower benchmark cost at $0.016 vs $0.026. Mercury 2.5 is faster at 5.10s vs 28.63s, with pass rates of 24.6% vs 34.8%.

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
#395
Total Output Tokens
62,213
Response Time (avg)
28.63s
Total Cost
$0.016
Recommended model Mercury 2.5

It has the best score here (4.1), while responding about 5.6x faster than gpt-oss-120b.

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Mercury 2.5 none Release: 2026-09-08 gpt-oss-120b gpt-oss-120b none Release: 2025-08-05
Score 4.1 4.2
Rank #397 #395
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 7.6 7.6
Attempts 69/69 60/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 24.6% 34.8%
Flaky tests 7 3
Total Runs 69 60
Cost per result 1.298 0.274
Total Cost $0.026 $0.016
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.037 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.170 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.004 / 1M N/A
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 311,488 131,652
Output Tokens 89,958 16,869
Reasoning Tokens 0 53,081
Response Time (avg) 5.10s 28.63s
Response Time (max) 63.41s 140.90s
Response Time (total) 117.24s 486.69s
Parameters ~100B 117B total (5.1B 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

#395 gpt-oss-120b

none
No showcase result has been generated for this model yet.
Cost
N/A
Time
-
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
gpt-oss-120b 1.5 0.4 22.2% 1 9.57s 901 204 3,028

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