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Mercury 2 (medium) vs GPT-5.6 Sol

The average score is effectively tied at 7.0 vs 7.0. Mercury 2 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.094 vs $0.201. GPT-5.6 Sol is faster at 2.17s vs 2.95s, with pass rates of 53.0% vs 63.6%.

Last updated at: 2026-08-29

Rank
#122
Total Output Tokens
87,554
Response Time (avg)
2.95s
Total Cost
$0.094
Rank
#118
Total Output Tokens
4,357
Response Time (avg)
2.17s
Total Cost
$0.201
Recommended model Mercury 2 (medium)

It has the best score here (7.0), while costing about 2.2x less than GPT-5.6 Sol.

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2 Mercury 2 medium Release: 2026-02-24 GPT-5.6 Sol GPT-5.6 Sol none Release: 2026-07-09
Score 7.0 7.0
Rank #122 #118
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.4 9.0
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 53.0% 63.6%
Flaky tests 4 3
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.933 4.365
Total Cost $0.094 $0.201
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $0.750 / 1M $10.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 110,515 78,602
Output Tokens 10,325 4,357
Reasoning Tokens 77,229 0
Response Time (avg) 2.95s 2.17s
Response Time (max) 14.63s 12.81s
Response Time (total) 61.89s 47.66s
Parameters ~100B ~2T total (~150B active)
Availability Closed Closed

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#122 Mercury 2

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

#118 GPT-5.6 Sol

none
Cost
$0.116
Time
78.7s
Tokens
3,944 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 8.2 7.7 77.8% 1 2.04s 7,065 296 11,328
GPT-5.6 Sol 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 1.39s 7,302 390 0

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