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Mercury 2.5 Preview (high) vs Laguna XS 2.1 (medium)

Mercury 2.5 Preview (high) leads on average score with 6.6 vs 6.5. Mercury 2.5 Preview (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.030 vs $0.068. Mercury 2.5 Preview (high) is faster at 4.01s vs 48.18s, with pass rates of 65.2% vs 45.5%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-02

Rank
#157
Total Output Tokens
163,505
Response Time (avg)
4.01s
Total Cost
$0.030
Rank
#160
Total Output Tokens
522,480
Response Time (avg)
48.18s
Total Cost
$0.068
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview (high)

It has the best score here (6.6), while costing about 2.3x less than Laguna XS 2.1 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview high Release: 2026-09-02 Laguna XS 2.1 Laguna XS 2.1 medium Release: 2026-07-02 Free Available
Score 6.6 6.5
Rank #157 #160
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.2 9.2
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 65.2% 45.5%
Flaky tests 5 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.243 0.745
Total Cost $0.030 $0.068
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.060 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.120 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 115,759 118,998
Output Tokens 2,562 30,750
Reasoning Tokens 160,943 491,730
Response Time (avg) 4.01s 48.18s
Response Time (max) 17.71s 422.72s
Response Time (total) 88.25s 1059.93s
Parameters ~100B 33B total (3B active)
Availability Closed Weights available

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#157 Mercury 2.5 Preview

high
Cost
$0.001
Time
4.5s
Tokens
3,851 tok

#160 Laguna XS 2.1

medium
Cost
$0.001
Time
30.6s
Tokens
4,678 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 Preview 6.7 7.8 55.6% 1 6.13s 7,751 485 42,569
Laguna XS 2.1 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 70.35s 7,995 23,767 83,258

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