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Mercury 2.5 Preview (low) vs Mistral Small 4 (medium)

Mistral Small 4 (medium) leads on average score with 5.1 vs 5.0. Mercury 2.5 Preview (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.011 vs $0.097. Mercury 2.5 Preview (low) is faster at 1.31s vs 10.80s, with pass rates of 47.0% vs 43.9%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-02

Rank
#254
Total Output Tokens
31,975
Response Time (avg)
1.31s
Total Cost
$0.011
Rank
#246
Total Output Tokens
133,597
Response Time (avg)
10.80s
Total Cost
$0.097
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview (low)

Its score stays close to the best score here (5.0 vs 5.1), while costing about 9.5x less than Mistral Small 4 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview low Release: 2026-09-02 Mistral Small 4 Mistral Small 4 medium Release: 2026-03-16
Score 5.0 5.1
Rank #254 #246
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 7.0 7.0
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 47.0% 43.9%
Flaky tests 8 8
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.169 1.923
Total Cost $0.011 $0.097
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.600 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 133,525 140,559
Output Tokens 7,259 40,268
Reasoning Tokens 24,716 93,329
Response Time (avg) 1.31s 10.80s
Response Time (max) 7.29s 59.15s
Response Time (total) 28.77s 237.60s
Parameters ~100B 119B total (6B 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

#246 Mistral Small 4

medium
Cost
$0.006
Time
47.9s
Tokens
9,857 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
Mistral Small 4 4.4 5.1 33.3% 2 39.98s 7,636 11,635 54,715

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