Mercury 2 (medium) vs Inkling

Compared models

Rank: #218
Total Output Tokens: 96,943
Response Time (avg): 4.40s
Total Cost: $0.121

Rank: #264
Total Output Tokens: 16,536
Response Time (avg): 5.30s
Total Cost: $0.292

Recommended model Mercury 2 (medium)

It has the best score here (6.6), while costing about 2.4x less than Inkling.

Detailed comparison

Metric	Mercury 2 Mercury 2 medium Release: 2026-02-24	Inkling Inkling none Release: 2026-07-18 Free Available

Metric	Mercury 2 Mercury 2 medium Release: 2026-02-24	Inkling Inkling none Release: 2026-07-18 Free Available
Score	6.6	6.1
Rank	#218	#264
Reliability	10.0	10.0
Consistency	8.1	9.6
Attempts	69/69	69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate	53.6%	31.9%
Flaky tests	5	1
Total Runs	69	69
Cost per result	1.201	4.337
Total Cost	$0.121	$0.292
Input Price	$0.250 / 1M	$0.950 / 1M
Output Price	$0.750 / 1M	$4.050 / 1M
Cache Read Price	$0.025 / 1M	$0.160 / 1M
Cache Write Price	N/A	N/A
Total Input Tokens	189,300	236,599
Output Tokens	10,854	11,561
Reasoning Tokens	86,089	4,975
Response Time (avg)	4.40s	5.30s
Response Time (max)	34.92s	48.02s
Response Time (total)	96.81s	121.91s
Parameters	~100B	975B total (41B 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

#264 Thinking Machines: Inkling

none

Provider returned error

Cost: $0.000
Time: 5.3s
Tokens: 0 tok

Top Models by Score

Score vs Total Cost

Response Time (avg)

Score vs Response Time (avg)

Total Output Tokens

Score vs Total Output Tokens

Category Breakdown

Category:

Agentic	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Mercury 2	4.7	1.6	66.7%	1		34.92s	78,785	529	8,860
Inkling	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		45.64s	132,479	1,007	4,975

Anti-AI Tricks	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Mercury 2	6.9	9.9	50.0%	0		1.12s	554	2,546	2,609
Inkling	4.8	10.0	25.0%	0		1.43s	678	261	0

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
Inkling	4.5	10.0	0.0%	0		1.01s	7,356	436	0

Combined	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Mercury 2	6.7	9.1	50.0%	0		7.84s	87,365	6,533	20,474
Inkling	2.9	5.8	16.7%	1		25.74s	80,195	8,777	0

Data parsing and extraction	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Mercury 2	7.3	5.9	83.3%	1		1.11s	6,234	183	1,656
Inkling	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		1.14s	7,056	279	0

Domain specific	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Mercury 2	2.9	4.4	22.2%	2		8.06s	1,638	53	31,177
Inkling	5.3	10.0	33.3%	0		1.18s	786	45	0

General Intelligence	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Mercury 2	4.8	10.0	0.0%	0		821ms	456	137	542
Inkling	5.0	10.0	0.0%	0		859ms	495	156	0

Instructions following	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Mercury 2	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		1.07s	340	14	958
Inkling	6.3	10.0	50.0%	0		1.72s	696	72	0

Puzzle Solving	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Mercury 2	5.4	10.0	33.3%	0		949ms	601	361	2,781
Inkling	5.6	9.9	33.3%	0		931ms	696	291	0

Tool Calling	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Mercury 2	10.0	10.0	100.0%	0		1.89s	6,080	180	1,956
Inkling	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		2.50s	5,949	213	0

Trivia	Score	Consistency	Attempt pass rate	Flaky tests	Tests Correct	Response Time (avg)	Input Tokens	Output Tokens	Reasoning Tokens
Mercury 2	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		2.58s	182	22	3,748
Inkling	3.0	10.0	0.0%	0		670ms	213	24	0

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