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Mercury 2.5 Preview vs Ling-2.6-flash

Mercury 2.5 Preview leads on average score with 4.9 vs 4.9. Ling-2.6-flash has the lower benchmark cost at $0.002 vs $0.018. Mercury 2.5 Preview is faster at 3.51s vs 10.71s, with pass rates of 30.3% vs 30.3%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-02

Rank
#259
Total Output Tokens
82,585
Response Time (avg)
3.51s
Total Cost
$0.018
Rank
#260
Total Output Tokens
14,903
Response Time (avg)
10.71s
Total Cost
$0.002
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview

It has the best score here (4.9), while responding about 3.0x faster than Ling-2.6-flash.

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview none Release: 2026-09-02 Ling-2.6-flash Ling-2.6-flash none Release: 2026-04-21
Score 4.9 4.9
Rank #259 #260
Reliability 10.0 9.6
Consistency 8.3 9.3
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 30.3% 30.3%
Flaky tests 5 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.440 0.024
Total Cost $0.018 $0.002
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.010 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.030 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 130,296 114,384
Output Tokens 82,585 14,903
Reasoning Tokens 0 0
Response Time (avg) 3.51s 10.71s
Response Time (max) 60.70s 36.03s
Response Time (total) 77.28s 214.28s
Parameters ~100B 104B total (7.4B active)
Availability Closed Open source

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.

#259 Mercury 2.5 Preview

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Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.001
Time
3.3s
Tokens
3,122 tok

#260 Ling-2.6-flash

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Ling-2.6-flash is no longer available as a free model. It has transitioned to a paid model. Continue using it here: https://openrouter.ai/inclusionai/ling-2.6-flash
Cost
$0.000
Time
0.0s
Tokens
0 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 4.7 7.9 22.2% 1 459ms 7,850 650 0
Ling-2.6-flash 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 11.21s 813 381 0

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