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Mercury 2.5 Preview (low) vs KAT-Coder-Air V2.5

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 $0.070. Mercury 2.5 Preview (low) is faster at 1.31s vs 12.46s, with pass rates of 47.0% vs 36.4%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-22

Compared models

Rank
#290
Total Output Tokens
31,975
Response Time (avg)
1.31s
Total Cost
$0.011
Rank
#304
Total Output Tokens
97,752
Response Time (avg)
12.46s
Total Cost
$0.070
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview (low)

It has the best score here (5.0), while costing about 6.8x less than KAT-Coder-Air V2.5.

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview low Release: 2026-09-02 KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 none Release: 2026-07-14
Score 5.0 4.8
Rank #290 #304
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 7.0 7.2
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 47.0% 36.4%
Flaky tests 8 7
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.169 1.382
Total Cost $0.011 $0.070
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.600 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 133,525 69,376
Output Tokens 7,259 97,752
Reasoning Tokens 24,716 0
Response Time (avg) 1.31s 12.46s
Response Time (max) 7.29s 121.05s
Response Time (total) 28.77s 274.11s
Parameters ~100B ~35B total (~3B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#290 Mercury 2.5 Preview

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

#304 KAT-Coder-Air V2.5

none
Cost
$0.002
Time
14.5s
Tokens
2,619 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
KAT-Coder-Air V2.5 3.3 9.6 0.0% 0 14.31s 6,472 16,918 0

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