Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) vs Beam 1.0 501B A23B (max)
Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) leads on average score with 6.8 vs 6.4. Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.039 vs $0.799. Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) is faster at 6.66s vs 11.10s, with pass rates of 66.7% vs 56.5%.
Last updated at:
2026-10-17
Compared models
Rank
#199
Total Output Tokens
150,107
Response Time (avg)
6.66s
Total Cost
$0.039
Rank
#234
Total Output Tokens
199,769
Response Time (avg)
11.10s
Total Cost
$0.799
Recommended modelMercury 2.5 Preview (medium)
It has the best score here (6.8), while costing about 20.8x less than Beam 1.0 501B A23B (max).
A test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.Wrong answer: 6API error: 3Did not follow instructions: 2Response Time (avg)11.10sResponse Time (max)54.48sResponse Time (total)255.26sA test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.…
Attempt pass rate
66.7%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
56.5%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
Flaky tests
1Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
2Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
Total Runs
69Total Runs…
69Total Runs…
Cost per result
0.244
6.654
Total Cost
$0.039
$0.799
Input Price
$0.040 / 1MInput Price…
$1.000 / 1MInput Price…
Output Price
$0.150 / 1MOutput Price…
$3.000 / 1MOutput Price…
Cache Read Price
N/ACache Read Price…
$0.100 / 1MCache Read Price…
Cache Write Price
N/ACache Write Price…
N/ACache Write Price…
Total Input Tokens
397,291Total Input Tokens…
199,105Total Input Tokens…
Output Tokens
6,355Output Tokens…
4,274Output Tokens…
Reasoning Tokens
143,752Reasoning Tokens…
195,495Reasoning Tokens…
Response Time (avg)
6.66sResponse Time (avg)…
11.10sResponse Time (avg)…
Response Time (max)
74.63sResponse Time (max)…
54.48sResponse Time (max)…
Response Time (total)
153.29sResponse Time (total)…
255.26sResponse Time (total)…
Parameters
~100B
501B total (23B active)
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.
3.9Summarizes broad quality across our full private benchmark suite, so ranking reflects consistent performance.…
9.6Consistency score reflects run-to-run stability (10 = very consistent, even if consistently wrong).…
0.0%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
0Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
A test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.Invalid tool call: 1Response Time (avg)74.63sResponse Time (max)74.63sResponse Time (total)74.63sA test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.…
3.0Summarizes broad quality across our full private benchmark suite, so ranking reflects consistent performance.…
10.0Consistency score reflects run-to-run stability (10 = very consistent, even if consistently wrong).…
0.0%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
0Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
A test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.Wrong answer: 1Response Time (avg)50.05sResponse Time (max)50.05sResponse Time (total)50.05sA test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.…
10.0Summarizes broad quality across our full private benchmark suite, so ranking reflects consistent performance.…
10.0Consistency score reflects run-to-run stability (10 = very consistent, even if consistently wrong).…
100.0%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
0Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
A test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.No failed answers.Response Time (avg)1.43sResponse Time (max)2.33sResponse Time (total)5.74sA test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.…
10.0Summarizes broad quality across our full private benchmark suite, so ranking reflects consistent performance.…
10.0Consistency score reflects run-to-run stability (10 = very consistent, even if consistently wrong).…
100.0%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
0Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
A test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.No failed answers.Response Time (avg)1.42sResponse Time (max)2.72sResponse Time (total)5.66sA test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.…
7.8Summarizes broad quality across our full private benchmark suite, so ranking reflects consistent performance.…
10.0Consistency score reflects run-to-run stability (10 = very consistent, even if consistently wrong).…
66.7%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
0Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
A test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.Wrong answer: 1Response Time (avg)3.86sResponse Time (max)4.25sResponse Time (total)11.59sA test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.…
10.0Summarizes broad quality across our full private benchmark suite, so ranking reflects consistent performance.…
10.0Consistency score reflects run-to-run stability (10 = very consistent, even if consistently wrong).…
100.0%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
0Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
A test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.No failed answers.Response Time (avg)17.15sResponse Time (max)24.93sResponse Time (total)51.46sA test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.…
6.5Summarizes broad quality across our full private benchmark suite, so ranking reflects consistent performance.…
10.0Consistency score reflects run-to-run stability (10 = very consistent, even if consistently wrong).…
50.0%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
0Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
A test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.No answer: 1Response Time (avg)13.86sResponse Time (max)17.84sResponse Time (total)27.72sA test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.…
3.0Summarizes broad quality across our full private benchmark suite, so ranking reflects consistent performance.…
10.0Consistency score reflects run-to-run stability (10 = very consistent, even if consistently wrong).…
0.0%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
0Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
A test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.API error: 2Response Time (avg)3.04sResponse Time (max)4.53sResponse Time (total)6.08sA test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.…
10.0Summarizes broad quality across our full private benchmark suite, so ranking reflects consistent performance.…
10.0Consistency score reflects run-to-run stability (10 = very consistent, even if consistently wrong).…
100.0%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
0Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
A test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.No failed answers.Response Time (avg)2.77sResponse Time (max)3.49sResponse Time (total)5.54sA test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.…
10.0Summarizes broad quality across our full private benchmark suite, so ranking reflects consistent performance.…
10.0Consistency score reflects run-to-run stability (10 = very consistent, even if consistently wrong).…
100.0%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
0Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
A test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.No failed answers.Response Time (avg)1.23sResponse Time (max)1.43sResponse Time (total)2.46sA test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.…
5.3Summarizes broad quality across our full private benchmark suite, so ranking reflects consistent performance.…
7.2Consistency score reflects run-to-run stability (10 = very consistent, even if consistently wrong).…
44.4%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
1Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
A test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.Wrong answer: 2Response Time (avg)3.72sResponse Time (max)4.49sResponse Time (total)11.15sA test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.…
3.0Summarizes broad quality across our full private benchmark suite, so ranking reflects consistent performance.…
10.0Consistency score reflects run-to-run stability (10 = very consistent, even if consistently wrong).…
0.0%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
0Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
A test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.Wrong answer: 3Response Time (avg)31.89sResponse Time (max)54.48sResponse Time (total)95.68sA test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.…
5.0Summarizes broad quality across our full private benchmark suite, so ranking reflects consistent performance.…
10.0Consistency score reflects run-to-run stability (10 = very consistent, even if consistently wrong).…
0.0%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
0Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
A test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.Did not follow instructions: 1Response Time (avg)2.09sResponse Time (max)2.09sResponse Time (total)2.09sA test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.…
5.5Summarizes broad quality across our full private benchmark suite, so ranking reflects consistent performance.…
10.0Consistency score reflects run-to-run stability (10 = very consistent, even if consistently wrong).…
0.0%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
0Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
A test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.Wrong answer: 1Response Time (avg)3.63sResponse Time (max)3.63sResponse Time (total)3.63sA test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.…
9.8Summarizes broad quality across our full private benchmark suite, so ranking reflects consistent performance.…
10.0Consistency score reflects run-to-run stability (10 = very consistent, even if consistently wrong).…
100.0%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
0Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
A test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.No failed answers.Response Time (avg)1.35sResponse Time (max)1.79sResponse Time (total)2.71sA test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.…
8.4Summarizes broad quality across our full private benchmark suite, so ranking reflects consistent performance.…
6.9Consistency score reflects run-to-run stability (10 = very consistent, even if consistently wrong).…
83.3%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
1Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
A test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.Did not follow instructions: 1Response Time (avg)866msResponse Time (max)956msResponse Time (total)1.73sA test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.…
10.0Summarizes broad quality across our full private benchmark suite, so ranking reflects consistent performance.…
10.0Consistency score reflects run-to-run stability (10 = very consistent, even if consistently wrong).…
100.0%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
0Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
A test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.No failed answers.Response Time (avg)1.87sResponse Time (max)2.63sResponse Time (total)5.62sA test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.…
7.8Summarizes broad quality across our full private benchmark suite, so ranking reflects consistent performance.…
7.4Consistency score reflects run-to-run stability (10 = very consistent, even if consistently wrong).…
77.8%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
1Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
A test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.Did not follow instructions: 1Response Time (avg)3.94sResponse Time (max)5.76sResponse Time (total)11.82sA test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.…
3.0Summarizes broad quality across our full private benchmark suite, so ranking reflects consistent performance.…
10.0Consistency score reflects run-to-run stability (10 = very consistent, even if consistently wrong).…
0.0%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
0Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
A test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.API error: 1Response Time (avg)2.37sResponse Time (max)2.37sResponse Time (total)2.37sA test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.…
3.0Summarizes broad quality across our full private benchmark suite, so ranking reflects consistent performance.…
10.0Consistency score reflects run-to-run stability (10 = very consistent, even if consistently wrong).…
0.0%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
0Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
A test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.API error: 1Response Time (avg)2.15sResponse Time (max)2.15sResponse Time (total)2.15sA test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.…
3.0Summarizes broad quality across our full private benchmark suite, so ranking reflects consistent performance.…
10.0Consistency score reflects run-to-run stability (10 = very consistent, even if consistently wrong).…
0.0%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
0Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
A test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.Wrong answer: 1Response Time (avg)4.13sResponse Time (max)4.13sResponse Time (total)4.13sA test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.…
3.0Summarizes broad quality across our full private benchmark suite, so ranking reflects consistent performance.…
10.0Consistency score reflects run-to-run stability (10 = very consistent, even if consistently wrong).…
0.0%Attempt pass rate = passed attempts / total attempts across runs.…
0Flaky tests had mixed outcomes across runs (at least one pass and one fail).…
A test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.Wrong answer: 1Response Time (avg)24.53sResponse Time (max)24.53sResponse Time (total)24.53sA test is fully passed only if every run passed for that test.…