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Mercury 2 (medium) vs GPT-5.6 Terra

Mercury 2 (medium) leads on average score with 6.6 vs 5.8. Mercury 2 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.121 vs $0.377. GPT-5.6 Terra is faster at 4.11s vs 4.40s, with pass rates of 53.6% vs 40.6%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-07

Compared models

Rank
#201
Total Output Tokens
96,943
Response Time (avg)
4.40s
Total Cost
$0.121
Rank
#265
Total Output Tokens
7,381
Response Time (avg)
4.11s
Total Cost
$0.377
Recommended model Mercury 2 (medium)

It has the best score here (6.6), while costing about 3.1x less than GPT-5.6 Terra.

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2 Mercury 2 medium Release: 2026-02-24 GPT-5.6 Terra GPT-5.6 Terra none Release: 2026-07-09
Score 6.6 5.8
Rank #201 #265
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.1 9.0
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 53.6% 40.6%
Flaky tests 5 3
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 1.201 7.313
Total Cost $0.121 $0.377
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $0.750 / 1M $12.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.025 / 1M $0.200 / 1M
Cache Write Price N/A $2.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 189,300 213,564
Output Tokens 10,854 7,381
Reasoning Tokens 86,089 0
Response Time (avg) 4.40s 4.11s
Response Time (max) 34.92s 57.98s
Response Time (total) 96.81s 94.52s
Parameters ~100B ~1T total (~60B active)
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.

#201 Mercury 2

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

#265 GPT-5.6 Terra

none
Cost
$0.030
Time
14.7s
Tokens
2,082 tok

Top Models by Score

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Response Time (avg)

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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
GPT-5.6 Terra 5.5 10.0 33.3% 0 1.00s 7,302 336 0

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