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Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) vs Grok 4.6 (low)

Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) leads on average score with 7.5 vs 7.4. Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.024 vs $0.449. Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) is faster at 3.58s vs 14.55s, with pass rates of 69.7% vs 69.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-02

Rank
#91
Total Output Tokens
127,034
Response Time (avg)
3.58s
Total Cost
$0.024
Rank
#100
Total Output Tokens
38,048
Response Time (avg)
14.55s
Total Cost
$0.449
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium)

It has the best score here (7.5), while costing about 19.0x less than Grok 4.6 (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview medium Release: 2026-09-02 Grok 4.6 Grok 4.6 low Release: 2026-08-12
Score 7.5 7.4
Rank #91 #100
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.6 9.6
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 69.7% 69.7%
Flaky tests 1 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.158 2.989
Total Cost $0.024 $0.449
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 112,713 109,960
Output Tokens 5,436 5,124
Reasoning Tokens 121,598 32,924
Response Time (avg) 3.58s 14.55s
Response Time (max) 17.84s 26.46s
Response Time (total) 78.66s 320.17s
Parameters ~100B ~1.7T total (~170B active)
Availability Closed Closed

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

#100 SpaceXAI: Grok 4.6

low
Cost
$0.011
Time
26.0s
Tokens
1,941 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
Grok 4.6 5.5 7.1 44.4% 1 21.69s 9,579 349 7,740

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