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Mercury 2.5 Preview (low) vs Laguna S 2.1

Mercury 2.5 Preview (low) leads on average score with 5.0 vs 4.5. Mercury 2.5 Preview (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.011 vs $0.022. Mercury 2.5 Preview (low) is faster at 1.31s vs 11.67s, with pass rates of 47.0% vs 15.2%.

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
#315
Total Output Tokens
57,634
Response Time (avg)
11.67s
Total Cost
$0.022
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview (low)

It has the best score here (5.0), while costing about 2.1x less than Laguna S 2.1.

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview low Release: 2026-09-02 Laguna S 2.1 Laguna S 2.1 none Release: 2026-07-21 Free Available
Score 5.0 4.5
Rank #290 #315
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 7.0 8.8
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 47.0% 15.2%
Flaky tests 8 3
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.169 1.205
Total Cost $0.011 $0.022
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.090 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.180 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 133,525 125,604
Output Tokens 7,259 57,634
Reasoning Tokens 24,716 0
Response Time (avg) 1.31s 11.67s
Response Time (max) 7.29s 200.52s
Response Time (total) 28.77s 256.71s
Parameters ~100B 118B total (8B active)
Availability Closed Weights available

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

#315 Laguna S 2.1

none
Cost
$0.001
Time
7.6s
Tokens
1,345 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
Laguna S 2.1 3.4 9.7 0.0% 0 550ms 7,917 424 0

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