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Mercury 2.5 vs Qwen3 Coder Next (medium)

Qwen3 Coder Next (medium) leads on average score with 4.6 vs 3.9. Mercury 2.5 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.016 vs $0.034. Mercury 2.5 is faster at 2.45s vs 9.07s, with pass rates of 25.8% vs 25.8%.

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
#294
Total Output Tokens
19,069
Response Time (avg)
9.07s
Total Cost
$0.034
Recommended model Qwen3 Coder Next (medium)

It has the strongest score in this comparison (4.6) and the best overall balance of cost and response time across all 2 models.

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Mercury 2.5 none Release: 2026-09-08 Qwen3 Coder Next Qwen3 Coder Next medium Release: 2026-02-03
Score 3.9 4.6
Rank #312 #294
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 7.5 8.6
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 25.8% 25.8%
Flaky tests 7 4
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.782 1.058
Total Cost $0.016 $0.034
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.120 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.800 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 123,740 148,203
Output Tokens 71,143 19,069
Reasoning Tokens 0 0
Response Time (avg) 2.45s 9.07s
Response Time (max) 36.48s 81.80s
Response Time (total) 53.83s 154.19s
Parameters ~100B 80B total (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

#294 Qwen3 Coder Next

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
Qwen3 Coder Next 3.7 7.2 22.2% 1 924ms 7,185 336 0

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