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Inception: Mercury 2 vs xAI: Grok Build 0.1

Summary

Mercury 2 vs Grok Build 0.1 benchmark comparison: The average score is effectively tied at 7.5 vs 7.6. Mercury 2 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.058 vs $0.927. Mercury 2 is faster at 2.24s vs 49.90s, with pass rates of 54.0% vs 61.9%.

Recommended model: Mercury 2 - It has the best score here (7.5), while costing about 16.0x less than Grok Build 0.1.

Last updated at: 2026-06-18

Metric Mercury 2 Mercury 2 medium Release: 2026-02-24 Grok Build 0.1 Grok Build 0.1 medium Release: 2026-05-21
Score 7.5 7.6
Rank #44 #42
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.8 9.9
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 54.0% 61.9%
Flaky tests 3 0
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 0.578 7.124
Total Cost $0.058 $0.927
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $1.000 / 1M
Output Price $0.750 / 1M $2.000 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 35,116 44,418
Output Tokens 4,048 2,782
Reasoning Tokens 61,219 438,018
Response Time (avg) 2.24s 49.90s
Response Time (max) 14.63s 252.69s
Response Time (total) 44.72s 1047.92s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#44 Mercury 2

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

#42 xAI: Grok Build 0.1

medium
Cost
$0.028
Time
81.3s
Tokens
14,009 tok

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Category Breakdown

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
Grok Build 0.1 8.3 10.0 75.0% 0 7.43s 2,010 220 12,162
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 Build 0.1 5.7 9.7 33.3% 0 108.46s 8,304 1,138 161,452
Combined 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 3.28s 12,909 268 4,887
Grok Build 0.1 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 32.81s 12,909 231 16,917
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
Grok Build 0.1 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 10.72s 7,761 180 8,876
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Mercury 2 2.9 7.2 11.1% 1 6.48s 695 41 30,754
Grok Build 0.1 5.3 10.0 33.3% 0 158.00s 1,764 492 175,294
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
Grok Build 0.1 4.4 9.9 0.0% 0 18.41s 825 76 6,345
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
Grok Build 0.1 9.8 10.0 100.0% 0 12.36s 1,362 57 9,599
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
Grok Build 0.1 7.7 10.0 66.7% 0 18.26s 1,689 195 20,841
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
Grok Build 0.1 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 13.12s 7,263 180 4,969
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
Grok Build 0.1 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 53.51s 531 13 21,563

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