- Rank
- #353
- Total Output Tokens
- 86,367
- Response Time (avg)
- 7.05s
- Total Cost
- $0.023
Mercury 2.5 Preview (default) vs Qwen3.5-9B
Qwen3.5-9B leads on average score with 4.9 vs 4.7. Mercury 2.5 Preview (default) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.023 vs $0.041. Mercury 2.5 Preview (default) is faster at 7.05s vs 37.19s, with pass rates of 29.0% vs 18.8%.
Compared models
- Rank
- #348
- Total Output Tokens
- 70,427
- Response Time (avg)
- 37.19s
- Total Cost
- $0.041
Recommended model
Mercury 2.5 Preview (default)
Its score stays close to the best score here (4.7 vs 4.9), while costing about 1.8x less than Qwen3.5-9B.
Detailed comparison
| Metric | Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview default | Qwen3.5-9B Qwen3.5-9B none |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 4.7 | 4.9 |
| Rank | #353 | #348 |
| Reliability | 9.9 | 9.8 |
| Consistency | 8.3 | 9.7 |
| Attempts | 69/69 | 69/69 |
| Tests Correct | ||
| Attempt pass rate | 29.0% | 18.8% |
| Flaky tests | 5 | 1 |
| Total Runs | 69 | 69 |
| Cost per result | 0.559 | 1.022 |
| Total Cost | $0.023 | $0.041 |
| Input Price | $0.040 / 1M | $0.100 / 1M |
| Output Price | $0.150 / 1M | $0.150 / 1M |
| Cache Read Price | N/A | N/A |
| Cache Write Price | N/A | N/A |
| Total Input Tokens | 250,541 | 307,670 |
| Output Tokens | 86,367 | 70,427 |
| Reasoning Tokens | 0 | 0 |
| Response Time (avg) | 7.05s | 37.19s |
| Response Time (max) | 84.96s | 433.02s |
| Response Time (total) | 162.25s | 855.27s |
| Parameters | ~100B | 9B |
| Availability | Closed | Open source |
Cache prices apply to input tokens. Reads reuse cached prompts; writes store them and can cost extra. Output tokens use the output price.
Model generation showcase
Hamster playing table tennis
Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.
#353 Mercury 2.5 Preview
default
Invalid SVG
- Cost
- $0.001
- Time
- 3.3s
- Tokens
- 3,122 tok
#348 Qwen3.5-9B
none
Reached the allocated time limit (300 seconds) without receiving showcase output.
- Cost
- $0.000
- Time
- 300.0s
- Tokens
- 0 tok
Category Breakdown
| Agentic | Score | Consistency | Attempt pass rate | Flaky tests | Tests Correct | Response Time (avg) | Input Tokens | Output Tokens | Reasoning Tokens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury 2.5 Preview | 3.9 | 9.6 | 0.0% | 0 | 84.96s | 120,245 | 3,782 | 0 | |
| Qwen3.5-9B | 3.9 | 9.6 | 0.0% | 0 | 433.02s | 163,254 | 32,943 | 0 |
| Anti-AI Tricks | Score | Consistency | Attempt pass rate | Flaky tests | Tests Correct | Response Time (avg) | Input Tokens | Output Tokens | Reasoning Tokens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury 2.5 Preview | 3.8 | 8.3 | 16.7% | 1 | 655ms | 812 | 256 | 0 | |
| Qwen3.5-9B | 3.1 | 9.9 | 0.0% | 0 | 1.71s | 696 | 582 | 0 |
| 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 | |
| Qwen3.5-9B | 3.9 | 7.8 | 11.1% | 1 | 5.60s | 7,913 | 1,042 | 0 |
| Combined | Score | Consistency | Attempt pass rate | Flaky tests | Tests Correct | Response Time (avg) | Input Tokens | Output Tokens | Reasoning Tokens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury 2.5 Preview | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0.0% | 0 | 31.28s | 101,129 | 80,273 | 0 | |
| Qwen3.5-9B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0.0% | 0 | 193.98s | 116,763 | 34,787 | 0 |
| Data parsing and extraction | Score | Consistency | Attempt pass rate | Flaky tests | Tests Correct | Response Time (avg) | Input Tokens | Output Tokens | Reasoning Tokens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury 2.5 Preview | 6.3 | 5.8 | 66.7% | 1 | 1.04s | 8,333 | 672 | 0 | |
| Qwen3.5-9B | 10.0 | 10.0 | 100.0% | 0 | 847ms | 7,788 | 249 | 0 |
| Domain specific | Score | Consistency | Attempt pass rate | Flaky tests | Tests Correct | Response Time (avg) | Input Tokens | Output Tokens | Reasoning Tokens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury 2.5 Preview | 3.6 | 7.2 | 22.2% | 1 | 631ms | 875 | 40 | 0 | |
| Qwen3.5-9B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0.0% | 0 | 636ms | 798 | 24 | 0 |
| General Intelligence | Score | Consistency | Attempt pass rate | Flaky tests | Tests Correct | Response Time (avg) | Input Tokens | Output Tokens | Reasoning Tokens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury 2.5 Preview | 5.0 | 10.0 | 0.0% | 0 | 482ms | 544 | 85 | 0 | |
| Qwen3.5-9B | 4.4 | 9.9 | 0.0% | 0 | 552ms | 522 | 99 | 0 |
| Instructions following | Score | Consistency | Attempt pass rate | Flaky tests | Tests Correct | Response Time (avg) | Input Tokens | Output Tokens | Reasoning Tokens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury 2.5 Preview | 6.3 | 10.0 | 50.0% | 0 | 1.26s | 753 | 73 | 0 | |
| Qwen3.5-9B | 6.5 | 10.0 | 50.0% | 0 | 514ms | 711 | 75 | 0 |
| Puzzle Solving | Score | Consistency | Attempt pass rate | Flaky tests | Tests Correct | Response Time (avg) | Input Tokens | Output Tokens | Reasoning Tokens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury 2.5 Preview | 5.6 | 7.4 | 44.4% | 1 | 684ms | 796 | 292 | 0 | |
| Qwen3.5-9B | 3.2 | 10.0 | 0.0% | 0 | 621ms | 714 | 347 | 0 |
| Tool Calling | Score | Consistency | Attempt pass rate | Flaky tests | Tests Correct | Response Time (avg) | Input Tokens | Output Tokens | Reasoning Tokens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury 2.5 Preview | 10.0 | 10.0 | 100.0% | 0 | 1.29s | 8,969 | 229 | 0 | |
| Qwen3.5-9B | 10.0 | 10.0 | 100.0% | 0 | 1.27s | 8,301 | 273 | 0 |
| Trivia | Score | Consistency | Attempt pass rate | Flaky tests | Tests Correct | Response Time (avg) | Input Tokens | Output Tokens | Reasoning Tokens |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury 2.5 Preview | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0.0% | 0 | 419ms | 235 | 15 | 0 | |
| Qwen3.5-9B | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0.0% | 0 | 2.32s | 210 | 6 | 0 |
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