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Mercury 2.5 Preview (high) vs Inkling Small (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 $0.113. Mercury 2.5 Preview (high) is faster at 4.01s vs 6.30s, with pass rates of 65.2% vs 53.0%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-02

Rank
#157
Total Output Tokens
163,505
Response Time (avg)
4.01s
Total Cost
$0.030
Rank
#154
Total Output Tokens
56,269
Response Time (avg)
6.30s
Total Cost
$0.113
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview (high)

It has the best score here (6.6), while costing about 3.9x less than Inkling Small (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview high Release: 2026-09-02 Inkling Small Inkling Small medium Release: 2026-08-01
Score 6.6 6.6
Rank #157 #154
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.2 9.0
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 65.2% 53.0%
Flaky tests 5 3
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.243 1.177
Total Cost $0.030 $0.113
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.450 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $1.200 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 115,759 100,255
Output Tokens 2,562 6,422
Reasoning Tokens 160,943 49,847
Response Time (avg) 4.01s 6.30s
Response Time (max) 17.71s 17.26s
Response Time (total) 88.25s 138.60s
Parameters ~100B 276B total (12B active)
Availability Closed Closed

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Hamster playing table tennis

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#157 Mercury 2.5 Preview

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

#154 Thinking Machines: Inkling Small

medium
Cost
$0.003
Time
13.4s
Tokens
1,753 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
Inkling Small 7.8 10.0 66.7% 0 10.49s 7,374 434 13,783

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