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Mercury 2.5 Preview vs Ring-2.6-1T

Mercury 2.5 Preview leads on average score with 4.9 vs 4.8. Mercury 2.5 Preview has the lower benchmark cost at $0.018 vs $0.026. Mercury 2.5 Preview is faster at 3.51s vs 51.99s, with pass rates of 30.3% vs 45.5%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-02

Rank
#259
Total Output Tokens
82,585
Response Time (avg)
3.51s
Total Cost
$0.018
Rank
#263
Total Output Tokens
40,277
Response Time (avg)
51.99s
Total Cost
$0.026
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview

It has the best score here (4.9), while responding about 14.8x faster than Ring-2.6-1T.

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview none Release: 2026-09-02 Ring-2.6-1T Ring-2.6-1T none Release: 2026-05-10
Score 4.9 4.8
Rank #259 #263
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.3 9.3
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 30.3% 45.5%
Flaky tests 5 2
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.440 0.037
Total Cost $0.018 $0.026
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.075 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.625 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 130,296 7,608
Output Tokens 82,585 40,277
Reasoning Tokens 0 0
Response Time (avg) 3.51s 51.99s
Response Time (max) 60.70s 143.82s
Response Time (total) 77.28s 831.90s
Parameters ~100B 1T total (63B 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

#263 Ring-2.6-1T

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Ring-2.6-1T is no longer available as a free model. It has transitioned to a paid model. Continue using it here: https://openrouter.ai/inclusionai/ring-2.6-1t
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
Ring-2.6-1T 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 143.82s 834 5,036 0

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