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Mercury 2 (medium) vs Step 3.7 Flash (low)

Step 3.7 Flash (low) leads on average score with 7.3 vs 7.0. Mercury 2 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.093 vs $0.454. Mercury 2 (medium) is faster at 2.72s vs 20.68s, with pass rates of 51.5% vs 68.2%.

Last updated at: 2026-07-25

Rank
#86
Total Output Tokens
87,119
Response Time (avg)
2.72s
Total Cost
$0.093
Rank
#75
Total Output Tokens
376,581
Response Time (avg)
20.68s
Total Cost
$0.454
Recommended model Mercury 2 (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (7.0 vs 7.3), while costing about 4.9x less than Step 3.7 Flash (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2 Mercury 2 medium Release: 2026-02-24 Step 3.7 Flash Step 3.7 Flash low Release: 2026-05-29
Score 7.0 7.3
Rank #86 #75
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.8 8.1
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 51.5% 68.2%
Flaky tests 3 5
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.928 3.782
Total Cost $0.093 $0.454
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $0.200 / 1M
Output Price $0.750 / 1M $1.150 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 109,572 103,833
Output Tokens 10,313 376,581
Reasoning Tokens 76,806 0
Response Time (avg) 2.72s 20.68s
Response Time (max) 14.63s 124.75s
Response Time (total) 57.12s 455.01s

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#86 Mercury 2

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

#75 Step 3.7 Flash

low
Invalid SVG
Cost
$0.004
Time
25.3s
Tokens
3,072 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
Step 3.7 Flash 8.2 7.2 88.9% 1 9.46s 7,437 18,685 0

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