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Mercury 2.5 Preview (low) vs Ring-2.6-1T

Mercury 2.5 Preview (low) leads on average score with 5.0 vs 4.8. Mercury 2.5 Preview (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.011 vs $0.026. Mercury 2.5 Preview (low) is faster at 1.31s vs 51.99s, with pass rates of 47.0% vs 45.5%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-02

Rank
#254
Total Output Tokens
31,975
Response Time (avg)
1.31s
Total Cost
$0.011
Rank
#263
Total Output Tokens
40,277
Response Time (avg)
51.99s
Total Cost
$0.026
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview (low)

It has the best score here (5.0), while costing about 2.5x less than Ring-2.6-1T.

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview low Release: 2026-09-02 Ring-2.6-1T Ring-2.6-1T none Release: 2026-05-10
Score 5.0 4.8
Rank #254 #263
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 7.0 9.3
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 47.0% 45.5%
Flaky tests 8 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.169 0.037
Total Cost $0.011 $0.026
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.075 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.625 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 133,525 7,608
Output Tokens 7,259 40,277
Reasoning Tokens 24,716 0
Response Time (avg) 1.31s 51.99s
Response Time (max) 7.29s 143.82s
Response Time (total) 28.77s 831.90s
Parameters ~100B 1T total (63B active)
Availability Closed Open source

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#254 Mercury 2.5 Preview

low
Cost
$0.001
Time
1.5s
Tokens
1,169 tok

#263 Ring-2.6-1T

none
Ring-2.6-1T is no longer available as a free model. It has transitioned to a paid model. Continue using it here: https://openrouter.ai/inclusionai/ring-2.6-1t
Cost
$0.000
Time
0.0s
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 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 972ms 7,794 695 2,263
Ring-2.6-1T 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 143.82s 834 5,036 0

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