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Mercury 2.5 Preview (default) vs Hy4 preview

Hy4 preview leads on average score with 4.9 vs 4.7. Mercury 2.5 Preview (default) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.023 vs $0.165. Mercury 2.5 Preview (default) is faster at 7.05s vs 40.38s, with pass rates of 29.0% vs 15.9%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-16

Compared models

Rank
#353
Total Output Tokens
86,367
Response Time (avg)
7.05s
Total Cost
$0.023
Rank
#349
Total Output Tokens
9,430
Response Time (avg)
40.38s
Total Cost
$0.165
Recommended model Mercury 2.5 Preview (default)

Its score stays close to the best score here (4.7 vs 4.9), while costing about 7.1x less than Hy4 preview.

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2.5 Preview Mercury 2.5 Preview default Release: 2026-09-02 Hy4 preview Hy4 preview none Release: 2026-08-29
Score 4.7 4.9
Rank #353 #349
Reliability 9.9 6.2
Consistency 8.3 9.4
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 29.0% 15.9%
Flaky tests 5 1
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 0.559 5.475
Total Cost $0.023 $0.165
Input Price $0.040 / 1M $0.751 / 1M
Output Price $0.150 / 1M $2.251 / 1M
Cache Read Price N/A $0.038 / 1M
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 250,541 185,167
Output Tokens 86,367 9,430
Reasoning Tokens 0 0
Response Time (avg) 7.05s 40.38s
Response Time (max) 84.96s 95.32s
Response Time (total) 162.25s 928.76s
Parameters ~100B 770B total (49B active)
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

#349 Hy4 preview

none
This operation was aborted
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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