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Mercury 2 (medium) vs GLM 5.3 Flash (low)

GLM 5.3 Flash (low) leads on average score with 6.6 vs 6.6. GLM 5.3 Flash (low) has the lower benchmark cost at $0.052 vs $0.121. Mercury 2 (medium) is faster at 4.40s vs 11.82s, with pass rates of 53.6% vs 58.0%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-01

Compared models

Rank
#189
Total Output Tokens
96,943
Response Time (avg)
4.40s
Total Cost
$0.121
Rank
#184
Total Output Tokens
27,168
Response Time (avg)
11.82s
Total Cost
$0.052
Recommended model GLM 5.3 Flash (low)

It has the best score here (6.6), while costing about 2.3x less than Mercury 2 (medium).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2 Mercury 2 medium Release: 2026-02-24 GLM 5.3 Flash GLM 5.3 Flash low Release: 2026-08-26
Score 6.6 6.6
Rank #189 #184
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 8.1 8.5
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 53.6% 58.0%
Flaky tests 5 4
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 1.201 0.338
Total Cost $0.121 $0.052
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Output Price $0.750 / 1M $0.500 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 189,300 255,173
Output Tokens 10,854 9,891
Reasoning Tokens 86,089 17,277
Response Time (avg) 4.40s 11.82s
Response Time (max) 34.92s 90.45s
Response Time (total) 96.81s 271.92s
Parameters ~100B 320B total (18B active)
Availability Closed Open source

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#189 Mercury 2

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

#184 GLM 5.3 Flash

low
Cost
$0.001
Time
20.7s
Tokens
1,482 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
GLM 5.3 Flash 5.4 7.2 44.4% 1 10.38s 7,317 398 3,973

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