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Mercury 2.5 Preview (low) vs GPT-5.4 Nano

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 $0.041. Mercury 2.5 Preview (low) is faster at 1.31s vs 2.56s, with pass rates of 47.0% vs 27.3%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-08

Compared models

Rank
#271
Total Output Tokens
31,975
Response Time (avg)
1.31s
Total Cost
$0.011
Rank
#282
Total Output Tokens
13,794
Response Time (avg)
2.56s
Total Cost
$0.041
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview (low)

It has the best score here (5.0), while costing about 4.0x less than GPT-5.4 Nano.

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview low Release: 2026-09-02 GPT-5.4 Nano GPT-5.4 Nano none Release: 2026-03-17
Score 5.0 4.8
Rank #271 #282
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 7.0 8.6
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 47.0% 27.3%
Flaky tests 8 4
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.169 1.011
Total Cost $0.011 $0.041
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.200 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $1.250 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 133,525 115,933
Output Tokens 7,259 13,794
Reasoning Tokens 24,716 0
Response Time (avg) 1.31s 2.56s
Response Time (max) 7.29s 25.50s
Response Time (total) 28.77s 56.37s
Parameters ~100B ~120B total (~5B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#271 Mercury 2.5 Preview

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

#282 GPT-5.4 Nano

none
Cost
$0.008
Time
46.1s
Tokens
5,735 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
GPT-5.4 Nano 4.6 7.9 22.2% 1 2.22s 7,305 613 0

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