- Rank
- #314
- Total Output Tokens
- 86,367
- Response Time (avg)
- 7.05s
- Total Cost
- $0.023
Mercury 2.5 Preview vs Qwen3 Coder Next (medium)
Mercury 2.5 Preview leads on average score with 4.7 vs 4.7. Mercury 2.5 Preview has the lower benchmark cost at $0.023 vs $0.069. Mercury 2.5 Preview is faster at 7.05s vs 16.97s, with pass rates of 29.0% vs 24.6%.
Compared models
- Rank
- #319
- Total Output Tokens
- 40,395
- Response Time (avg)
- 16.97s
- Total Cost
- $0.069
Recommended model
Mercury 2.5 Preview
It has the best score here (4.7), while costing about 3.1x less than Qwen3 Coder Next (medium).
Detailed comparison
| Metric | Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview none | Qwen3 Coder Next Qwen3 Coder Next medium |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 4.7 | 4.7 |
| Rank | #314 | #319 |
| Reliability | 9.9 | 10.0 |
| Consistency | 8.3 | 8.7 |
| Attempts | 69/69 | 69/69 |
| Tests Correct | ||
| Attempt pass rate | 29.0% | 24.6% |
| Flaky tests | 5 | 4 |
| Total Runs | 69 | 69 |
| Cost per result | 0.559 | 2.280 |
| Total Cost | $0.023 | $0.069 |
| Input Price | $0.000 / 1M | $0.120 / 1M |
| Output Price | $0.000 / 1M | $0.800 / 1M |
| Total Input Tokens | 250,541 | 311,647 |
| Output Tokens | 86,367 | 40,395 |
| Reasoning Tokens | 0 | 0 |
| Response Time (avg) | 7.05s | 16.97s |
| Response Time (max) | 84.96s | 151.35s |
| Response Time (total) | 162.25s | 305.55s |
| Parameters | ~100B | 80B total (3B active) |
| Availability | Closed | Open source |
Model generation showcase
Hamster playing table tennis
Prompt: Create a detailed SVG illustration of a hamster playing table tennis.
#314 Mercury 2.5 Preview
none
Invalid SVG
- Cost
- $0.001
- Time
- 3.3s
- Tokens
- 3,122 tok
#319 Qwen3 Coder Next
medium
Reached the allocated time limit (300 seconds) without receiving showcase output.
- Cost
- $0.000
- Time
- 300.0s
- Tokens
- 0 tok
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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 Coder Next | 5.0 | 10.0 | 0.0% | 0 | 151.35s | 163,444 | 21,326 | 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 Coder Next | 3.5 | 8.1 | 16.7% | 1 | 8.64s | 645 | 1,252 | 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 Coder Next | 3.7 | 7.2 | 22.2% | 1 | 924ms | 7,185 | 336 | 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 Coder Next | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0.0% | 0 | 14.65s | 121,413 | 16,067 | 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 Coder Next | 6.5 | 10.0 | 50.0% | 0 | 81.80s | 7,758 | 246 | 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 Coder Next | 3.6 | 7.2 | 22.2% | 1 | 570ms | 762 | 25 | 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 Coder Next | 6.3 | 3.4 | 66.7% | 1 | 1.39s | 498 | 142 | 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 Coder Next | 6.3 | 10.0 | 50.0% | 0 | 7.49s | 684 | 63 | 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 Coder Next | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0.0% | 0 | 1.25s | 678 | 671 | 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 Coder Next | 10.0 | 10.0 | 100.0% | 0 | 2.64s | 8,364 | 255 | 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 Coder Next | 3.0 | 10.0 | 0.0% | 0 | 399ms | 216 | 12 | 0 |
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