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Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) vs Qwen3.5-Flash (medium)

The average score is effectively tied at 6.8 vs 6.8. Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.039 vs $0.184. Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) is faster at 6.66s vs 83.68s, with pass rates of 66.7% vs 66.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-09

Compared models

Rank
#183
Total Output Tokens
150,107
Response Time (avg)
6.66s
Total Cost
$0.039
Rank
#181
Total Output Tokens
531,668
Response Time (avg)
83.68s
Total Cost
$0.184
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium)

It has the best score here (6.8), while costing about 4.8x less than Qwen3.5-Flash (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview medium Release: 2026-09-02 Qwen3.5-Flash Qwen3.5-Flash medium Release: 2026-02-24
Score 6.8 6.8
Rank #183 #181
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 7.9
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 66.7% 66.7%
Flaky tests 1 6
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 0.244 1.533
Total Cost $0.039 $0.184
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.065 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.260 / 1M
Cache Read Price N/A N/A
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 397,291 349,177
Output Tokens 6,355 54,279
Reasoning Tokens 143,752 477,389
Response Time (avg) 6.66s 83.68s
Response Time (max) 74.63s 515.38s
Response Time (total) 153.29s 1840.92s
Parameters ~100B ~35B total (~3B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#183 Mercury 2.5 Preview

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

#181 Qwen3.5-Flash

medium
Cost
$0.002
Time
25.8s
Tokens
4,294 tok

Top Models by Score

Score vs Total Cost

Response Time (avg)

Score vs Response Time (avg)

Total Output Tokens

Score vs Total Output Tokens

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
Qwen3.5-Flash 3.7 7.2 22.2% 1 58.87s 6,685 302 90,081

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