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

The average score is effectively tied at 6.6 vs 6.6. Mercury 2.5 Preview (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.030 vs $0.672. Mercury 2.5 Preview (high) is faster at 4.01s vs 58.49s, with pass rates of 65.2% vs 57.6%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-02

Rank
#157
Total Output Tokens
163,505
Response Time (avg)
4.01s
Total Cost
$0.030
Rank
#156
Total Output Tokens
743,292
Response Time (avg)
58.49s
Total Cost
$0.672
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview (high)

It has the best score here (6.6), while costing about 23.0x 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 6.6 6.6
Rank #157 #156
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.2 9.2
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 65.2% 57.6%
Flaky tests 5 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.243 6.212
Total Cost $0.030 $0.672
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.100 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.900 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 115,759 85,148
Output Tokens 2,562 61,736
Reasoning Tokens 160,943 681,556
Response Time (avg) 4.01s 58.49s
Response Time (max) 17.71s 817.57s
Response Time (total) 88.25s 1169.83s
Parameters ~100B 35B 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.

#157 Mercury 2.5 Preview

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

#156 Qwen3.6 35B A3B

medium
Invalid SVG
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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