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Mercury 2 (medium) vs Grok 4.7 (high)

Grok 4.7 (high) leads on average score with 6.7 vs 6.6. Mercury 2 (medium) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.121 vs $3.037. Mercury 2 (medium) is faster at 4.40s vs 122.19s, with pass rates of 53.6% vs 72.5%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-26

Compared models

Rank
#232
Total Output Tokens
96,943
Response Time (avg)
4.40s
Total Cost
$0.121
Rank
#221
Total Output Tokens
487,184
Response Time (avg)
122.19s
Total Cost
$3.037
Recommended model Mercury 2 (medium)

Its score stays close to the best score here (6.6 vs 6.7), while costing about 25.3x less than Grok 4.7 (high).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2 Mercury 2 medium Release: 2026-02-24 Grok 4.7 Grok 4.7 high Release: 2026-09-21
Score 6.6 6.7
Rank #232 #221
Reliability 10.0 9.6
Consistency 8.1 7.7
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 53.6% 72.5%
Flaky tests 5 7
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 1.201 23.360
Total Cost $0.121 $3.037
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Output Price $0.750 / 1M $6.000 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.025 / 1M $0.500 / 1M
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 189,300 329,276
Output Tokens 10,854 8,172
Reasoning Tokens 86,089 479,012
Response Time (avg) 4.40s 122.19s
Response Time (max) 34.92s 573.57s
Response Time (total) 96.81s 2810.40s
Parameters ~100B ~1.7T total (~170B 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.

#232 Mercury 2

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

#221 SpaceXAI: Grok 4.7

high
Cost
$0.110
Time
301.3s
Tokens
23,143 tok

Top Models by Score

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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
Grok 4.7 6.0 4.6 66.7% 2 335.92s 10,266 353 199,976

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