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Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) vs Qwen3.6 Flash

Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) leads on average score with 6.8 vs 5.9. Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.039 vs $0.139. Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) is faster at 6.66s vs 7.63s, with pass rates of 66.7% vs 33.3%.

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
#294
Total Output Tokens
57,714
Response Time (avg)
7.63s
Total Cost
$0.139
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium)

It has the best score here (6.8), while costing about 3.6x less than Qwen3.6 Flash.

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview medium Release: 2026-09-02 Qwen3.6 Flash Qwen3.6 Flash none Release: 2026-04-20
Score 6.8 5.9
Rank #207 #294
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 9.6
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 66.7% 33.3%
Flaky tests 1 1
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 0.244 2.032
Total Cost $0.039 $0.139
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.188 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $1.125 / 1M
Cache Read Price N/A N/A
Cache Write Price N/A $0.235 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 397,291 388,929
Output Tokens 6,355 57,714
Reasoning Tokens 143,752 0
Response Time (avg) 6.66s 7.63s
Response Time (max) 74.63s 93.47s
Response Time (total) 153.29s 175.42s
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.

#207 Mercury 2.5 Preview

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

#294 Qwen3.6 Flash

none
Cost
$0.005
Time
20.1s
Tokens
4,211 tok

Top Models by Score

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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
Qwen3.6 Flash 5.4 10.0 33.3% 0 1.79s 6,488 889 0

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