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Mercury 2 (medium) vs Minimax M3.1 Flash (high)

Mercury 2 (medium) leads on average score with 6.6 vs 6.5. Minimax M3.1 Flash (high) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.000 vs $0.121. Mercury 2 (medium) is faster at 4.40s vs 34.00s, with pass rates of 53.6% vs 56.5%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-19

Compared models

Rank
#223
Total Output Tokens
96,943
Response Time (avg)
4.40s
Total Cost
$0.121
Rank
#228
Total Output Tokens
279,438
Response Time (avg)
34.00s
Total Cost
$0.000
Recommended model Mercury 2 (medium)

It has the best score here (6.6), while responding about 7.7x faster than Minimax M3.1 Flash (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2 Mercury 2 medium Release: 2026-02-24 Minimax M3.1 Flash Minimax M3.1 Flash high Release: 2026-10-19 Free Available
Score 6.6 6.5
Rank #223 #228
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.1 7.2
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 53.6% 56.5%
Flaky tests 5 8
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 1.201 0.000
Total Cost $0.121 $0.000
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $0.000 / 1M
Output Price $0.750 / 1M $0.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.025 / 1M N/A
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 189,300 357,984
Output Tokens 10,854 70,004
Reasoning Tokens 86,089 209,434
Response Time (avg) 4.40s 34.00s
Response Time (max) 34.92s 280.72s
Response Time (total) 96.81s 781.92s
Parameters ~100B -
Availability Closed Closed

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.

#223 Mercury 2

medium
Cost
$0.002
Time
2.1s
Tokens
1,702 tok

#228 Minimax M3.1 Flash

high
Cost
$0.000
Time
75.4s
Tokens
9,436 tok

Top Models by Score

Score vs Total Cost

Response Time (avg)

Score vs Response Time (avg)

Total Output Tokens

Score vs Total Output Tokens

Category Breakdown

Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Mercury 2 8.2 7.7 77.8% 1 2.04s 7,065 296 11,328
Minimax M3.1 Flash 5.6 4.7 55.6% 2 36.78s 9,024 60,602 13,024

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