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Mercury 2 (medium) vs Beam 1.0 501B A23B (low)

Mercury 2 (medium) leads on average score with 6.6 vs 6.4. Mercury 2 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.121 vs $0.432. Mercury 2 (medium) is faster at 4.40s vs 4.89s, with pass rates of 53.6% vs 60.9%.

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
#238
Total Output Tokens
71,250
Response Time (avg)
4.89s
Total Cost
$0.432
Recommended model Mercury 2 (medium)

It has the best score here (6.6), while costing about 3.6x less than Beam 1.0 501B A23B (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2 Mercury 2 medium Release: 2026-02-24 Beam 1.0 501B A23B Beam 1.0 501B A23B low Release: 2026-10-17
Score 6.6 6.4
Rank #218 #238
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.1 8.0
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 53.6% 60.9%
Flaky tests 5 6
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 1.201 3.926
Total Cost $0.121 $0.432
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $1.000 / 1M
Output Price $0.750 / 1M $3.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.025 / 1M $0.100 / 1M
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 189,300 218,076
Output Tokens 10,854 4,863
Reasoning Tokens 86,089 66,387
Response Time (avg) 4.40s 4.89s
Response Time (max) 34.92s 29.49s
Response Time (total) 96.81s 112.55s
Parameters ~100B 501B total (23B 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

#238 Beam 1.0 501B A23B

low
Cost
$0.006
Time
12.0s
Tokens
4,777 tok

Top Models by Score

Score vs Total Cost

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
Beam 1.0 501B A23B 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 7.29s 7,791 569 17,401

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