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Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) vs Qwen3.6 27B

Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) leads on average score with 6.8 vs 6.3. Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.039 vs $0.148. Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) is faster at 6.66s vs 12.71s, with pass rates of 66.7% vs 47.8%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-24

Compared models

Rank
#207
Total Output Tokens
150,107
Response Time (avg)
6.66s
Total Cost
$0.039
Rank
#256
Total Output Tokens
20,816
Response Time (avg)
12.71s
Total Cost
$0.148
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium)

It has the best score here (6.8), while costing about 3.9x less than Qwen3.6 27B.

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview medium Release: 2026-09-02 Qwen3.6 27B Qwen3.6 27B none Release: 2026-04-20
Score 6.8 6.3
Rank #207 #256
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 7.7
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 66.7% 47.8%
Flaky tests 1 6
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 0.244 1.874
Total Cost $0.039 $0.148
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.320 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $3.250 / 1M
Cache Read Price N/A $0.030 / 1M
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 397,291 250,919
Output Tokens 6,355 20,816
Reasoning Tokens 143,752 0
Response Time (avg) 6.66s 12.71s
Response Time (max) 74.63s 156.31s
Response Time (total) 153.29s 292.29s
Parameters ~100B 27B
Availability Closed Open source

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.

#207 Mercury 2.5 Preview

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

#256 Qwen3.6 27B

none
Cost
$0.009
Time
83.0s
Tokens
4,549 tok

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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
Qwen3.6 27B 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 4.16s 7,913 539 0

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