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Mercury 2.5 Preview vs Laguna S 2.1 (low)

Laguna S 2.1 (low) leads on average score with 5.0 vs 4.9. Mercury 2.5 Preview has the lower benchmark cost at $0.018 vs $0.082. Mercury 2.5 Preview is faster at 3.51s vs 85.34s, with pass rates of 30.3% vs 22.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-02

Rank
#259
Total Output Tokens
82,585
Response Time (avg)
3.51s
Total Cost
$0.018
Rank
#255
Total Output Tokens
451,708
Response Time (avg)
85.34s
Total Cost
$0.082
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview

Its score stays close to the best score here (4.9 vs 5.0), while costing about 4.6x less than Laguna S 2.1 (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview none Release: 2026-09-02 Laguna S 2.1 Laguna S 2.1 low Release: 2026-07-21 Free Available
Score 4.9 5.0
Rank #259 #255
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.3 8.0
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 30.3% 22.7%
Flaky tests 5 5
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.440 3.022
Total Cost $0.018 $0.082
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.090 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $0.180 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 130,296 118,752
Output Tokens 82,585 67,823
Reasoning Tokens 0 383,885
Response Time (avg) 3.51s 85.34s
Response Time (max) 60.70s 814.73s
Response Time (total) 77.28s 1877.49s
Parameters ~100B 118B total (8B 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

#255 Laguna S 2.1

low
Cost
$0.001
Time
6.6s
Tokens
1,314 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
Laguna S 2.1 3.8 7.1 22.2% 1 167.51s 7,917 58,111 119,138

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