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Mercury 2.5 Preview vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (low)

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 $0.140. Mercury 2.5 Preview is faster at 3.51s vs 59.81s, with pass rates of 30.3% vs 42.4%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-02

Rank
#259
Total Output Tokens
82,585
Response Time (avg)
3.51s
Total Cost
$0.018
Rank
#264
Total Output Tokens
665,174
Response Time (avg)
59.81s
Total Cost
$0.140
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview

It has the best score here (4.9), while costing about 7.9x less than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview none Release: 2026-09-02 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning low Release: 2026-08-11 Free Available
Score 4.9 4.8
Rank #259 #264
Reliability 10.0 9.8
Consistency 8.3 6.8
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 30.3% 42.4%
Flaky tests 5 9
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.440 0.000
Total Cost $0.018 $0.140
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.080 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.200 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 130,296 138,792
Output Tokens 82,585 142,972
Reasoning Tokens 0 522,202
Response Time (avg) 3.51s 59.81s
Response Time (max) 60.70s 312.21s
Response Time (total) 77.28s 1315.80s
Parameters ~100B 30B total (3B 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

#264 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

low
Cost
$0.000
Time
32.2s
Tokens
6,089 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
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 4.0 7.8 11.1% 1 224.42s 7,522 72,614 262,558

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