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Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) vs Kimi K2.7 Code (medium)

The average score is effectively tied at 7.5 vs 7.4. Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.024 vs $0.687. Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) is faster at 3.58s vs 80.09s, with pass rates of 69.7% vs 63.6%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-02

Rank
#91
Total Output Tokens
127,034
Response Time (avg)
3.58s
Total Cost
$0.024
Rank
#96
Total Output Tokens
239,546
Response Time (avg)
80.09s
Total Cost
$0.687
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium)

It has the best score here (7.5), while costing about 29.1x less than Kimi K2.7 Code (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview medium Release: 2026-09-02 Kimi K2.7 Code Kimi K2.7 Code medium Release: 2026-06-12
Score 7.5 7.4
Rank #91 #96
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 8.0
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 69.7% 63.6%
Flaky tests 1 5
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.158 7.096
Total Cost $0.024 $0.687
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.660 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $3.400 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 112,713 72,085
Output Tokens 5,436 57,453
Reasoning Tokens 121,598 182,093
Response Time (avg) 3.58s 80.09s
Response Time (max) 17.84s 365.80s
Response Time (total) 78.66s 1681.85s
Parameters ~100B 1T total (32B 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

#96 MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.7 Code

medium
Cost
$0.025
Time
138.0s
Tokens
6,093 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
Kimi K2.7 Code 7.8 9.3 66.7% 0 146.73s 4,650 1,864 25,635

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