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Mercury 2.5 Preview vs MiniMax M2.7 (medium)

MiniMax M2.7 (medium) leads on average score with 5.0 vs 4.9. Mercury 2.5 Preview has the lower benchmark cost at $0.018 vs $0.208. Mercury 2.5 Preview is faster at 3.51s vs 43.25s, 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
#253
Total Output Tokens
147,704
Response Time (avg)
43.25s
Total Cost
$0.208
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview

Its score stays close to the best score here (4.9 vs 5.0), while costing about 11.8x less than MiniMax M2.7 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview none Release: 2026-09-02 MiniMax M2.7 MiniMax M2.7 medium Release: 2026-03-18
Score 4.9 5.0
Rank #259 #253
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.3 6.6
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 30.3% 45.5%
Flaky tests 5 9
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.440 4.149
Total Cost $0.018 $0.208
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.300 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $1.200 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 130,296 114,527
Output Tokens 82,585 18,558
Reasoning Tokens 0 129,146
Response Time (avg) 3.51s 43.25s
Response Time (max) 60.70s 196.21s
Response Time (total) 77.28s 908.21s
Parameters ~100B 230B total (10B active)
Availability Closed Weights available

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#259 Mercury 2.5 Preview

none
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.001
Time
3.3s
Tokens
3,122 tok

#253 MiniMax M2.7

medium
Cost
$0.022
Time
22.8s
Tokens
9,250 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
MiniMax M2.7 5.7 9.1 33.3% 0 101.89s 2,961 1,231 38,841

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