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Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) vs MiniMax M3 (medium)

The average score is effectively tied at 7.5 vs 7.5. Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.024 vs $0.300. Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) is faster at 3.58s vs 75.15s, with pass rates of 69.7% vs 62.1%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-02

Rank
#91
Total Output Tokens
127,034
Response Time (avg)
3.58s
Total Cost
$0.024
Rank
#87
Total Output Tokens
275,782
Response Time (avg)
75.15s
Total Cost
$0.300
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium)

It has the best score here (7.5), while costing about 12.7x less than MiniMax M3 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview medium Release: 2026-09-02 MiniMax M3 MiniMax M3 medium Release: 2026-06-01
Score 7.5 7.5
Rank #91 #87
Reliability 10.0 9.7
Consistency 9.6 8.0
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 69.7% 62.1%
Flaky tests 1 5
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.158 2.724
Total Cost $0.024 $0.300
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.300 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $1.200 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 112,713 121,996
Output Tokens 5,436 90,051
Reasoning Tokens 121,598 185,731
Response Time (avg) 3.58s 75.15s
Response Time (max) 17.84s 431.03s
Response Time (total) 78.66s 1578.24s
Parameters ~100B 428B total (23B active)
Availability Closed Weights available

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#91 Mercury 2.5 Preview

medium
Cost
$0.001
Time
2.7s
Tokens
2,241 tok

#87 MiniMax M3

medium
Cost
$0.012
Time
154.4s
Tokens
10,018 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 7.8 10.0 66.7% 0 3.86s 7,839 552 22,126
MiniMax M3 6.1 6.5 55.6% 1 144.74s 5,804 6,223 32,667

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