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Mercury 2.5 Preview vs Hy4 preview

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 $0.041. Mercury 2.5 Preview is faster at 3.51s vs 39.24s, with pass rates of 30.3% vs 16.7%.

Last updated at: 2026-09-02

Rank
#259
Total Output Tokens
82,585
Response Time (avg)
3.51s
Total Cost
$0.018
Rank
#262
Total Output Tokens
7,306
Response Time (avg)
39.24s
Total Cost
$0.041
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview

It has the best score here (4.9), while costing about 2.3x less than Hy4 preview.

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview none Release: 2026-09-02 Hy4 preview Hy4 preview none Release: 2026-08-29
Score 4.9 4.8
Rank #259 #262
Reliability 10.0 4.3
Consistency 8.3 9.3
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 30.3% 16.7%
Flaky tests 5 1
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.440 1.343
Total Cost $0.018 $0.041
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.834 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $2.501 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 130,296 26,376
Output Tokens 82,585 7,306
Reasoning Tokens 0 0
Response Time (avg) 3.51s 39.24s
Response Time (max) 60.70s 95.32s
Response Time (total) 77.28s 863.30s
Parameters ~100B 770B total (49B active)
Availability Closed Open source

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#259 Mercury 2.5 Preview

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Cost
$0.001
Time
3.3s
Tokens
3,122 tok

#262 Hy4 preview

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Cost
$0.000
Time
0.0s
Tokens
0 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
Hy4 preview 3.8 9.4 0.0% 0 45.53s 6,646 4,103 0

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