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Mercury 2 (medium) vs Qwen3.6 35B A3B (medium)

Mercury 2 (medium) leads on average score with 6.6 vs 6.5. Mercury 2 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.121 vs $0.834. Mercury 2 (medium) is faster at 4.40s vs 59.92s, with pass rates of 53.6% vs 58.0%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-17

Compared models

Rank
#218
Total Output Tokens
96,943
Response Time (avg)
4.40s
Total Cost
$0.121
Rank
#223
Total Output Tokens
769,570
Response Time (avg)
59.92s
Total Cost
$0.834
Recommended model Mercury 2 (medium)

It has the best score here (6.6), while costing about 6.9x less than Qwen3.6 35B A3B (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2 Mercury 2 medium Release: 2026-02-24 Qwen3.6 35B A3B Qwen3.6 35B A3B medium Release: 2026-04-20
Score 6.6 6.5
Rank #218 #223
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.1 9.0
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 53.6% 58.0%
Flaky tests 5 3
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 1.201 6.732
Total Cost $0.121 $0.834
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Output Price $0.750 / 1M $1.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.025 / 1M $0.050 / 1M
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 189,300 282,192
Output Tokens 10,854 75,306
Reasoning Tokens 86,089 700,868
Response Time (avg) 4.40s 59.92s
Response Time (max) 34.92s 817.57s
Response Time (total) 96.81s 1258.32s
Parameters ~100B 35B total (3B 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.

#218 Mercury 2

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

#223 Qwen3.6 35B A3B

medium
Reached the allocated time limit (300 seconds) without receiving showcase output.
Cost
$0.000
Time
300.0s
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 8.2 7.7 77.8% 1 2.04s 7,065 296 11,328
Qwen3.6 35B A3B 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 50.55s 5,051 7,929 37,223

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