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Mercury 2.5 Preview (high) vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B (medium)

The average score is effectively tied at 6.5 vs 6.5. Mercury 2.5 Preview (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.040 vs $0.834. Mercury 2.5 Preview (high) is faster at 7.61s vs 59.92s, with pass rates of 65.2% vs 58.0%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-16

Compared models

Rank
#223
Total Output Tokens
180,597
Response Time (avg)
7.61s
Total Cost
$0.040
Rank
#222
Total Output Tokens
769,570
Response Time (avg)
59.92s
Total Cost
$0.834
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview (high)

It has the best score here (6.5), while costing about 21.4x less than Qwen3.6 35B A3B (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview high Release: 2026-09-02 Qwen3.6 35B A3B Qwen3.6 35B A3B medium Release: 2026-04-20
Score 6.5 6.5
Rank #223 #222
Reliability 9.9 10.0
Consistency 8.0 9.0
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 65.2% 58.0%
Flaky tests 6 3
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 0.319 6.732
Total Cost $0.040 $0.834
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $1.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price N/A $0.050 / 1M
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 298,512 282,192
Output Tokens 3,178 75,306
Reasoning Tokens 177,419 700,868
Response Time (avg) 7.61s 59.92s
Response Time (max) 86.84s 817.57s
Response Time (total) 175.08s 1258.32s
Parameters ~100B 35B total (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.

#223 Mercury 2.5 Preview

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

#222 Qwen3.6 35B A3B

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 Preview 6.7 7.8 55.6% 1 6.13s 7,751 485 42,569
Qwen3.6 35B A3B 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 50.55s 5,051 7,929 37,223

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