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Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) vs Grok 4.7 (high)

The average score is effectively tied at 7.5 vs 7.5. Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.024 vs $2.180. Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium) is faster at 3.58s vs 113.10s, with pass rates of 69.7% vs 75.8%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-21

Compared models

Rank
#115
Total Output Tokens
127,034
Response Time (avg)
3.58s
Total Cost
$0.024
Rank
#110
Total Output Tokens
416,086
Response Time (avg)
113.10s
Total Cost
$2.180
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview (medium)

It has the best score here (7.5), while costing about 92.5x less than Grok 4.7 (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview medium Release: 2026-09-02 Grok 4.7 Grok 4.7 high Release: 2026-09-21
Score 7.5 7.5
Rank #115 #110
Reliability 10.0 9.5
Consistency 9.6 7.6
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 69.7% 75.8%
Flaky tests 1 7
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.158 16.765
Total Cost $0.024 $2.180
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $1.600 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $4.800 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 112,713 113,892
Output Tokens 5,436 6,907
Reasoning Tokens 121,598 409,179
Response Time (avg) 3.58s 113.10s
Response Time (max) 17.84s 573.57s
Response Time (total) 78.66s 2488.20s
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.

#115 Mercury 2.5 Preview

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

#110 SpaceXAI: Grok 4.7

high
Cost
$0.110
Time
301.3s
Tokens
23,143 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 4.7 6.0 4.6 66.7% 2 335.92s 10,266 353 199,976

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