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Inception: Mercury 2 vs inclusionAI: Ling-2.6-1T

Ling-2.6-1T leads on average score with 5.3 vs 4.6. Ling-2.6-1T has the lower benchmark cost at $0.016 vs $0.030. Mercury 2 is faster at 829ms vs 8.58s, with pass rates of 22.7% vs 18.2%.

Recommended modelLing-2.6-1TIt has the best score here (5.3), while costing about 1.9x less than Mercury 2.

Last updated at: 2026-07-18

Metric Mercury 2 Mercury 2 none Release: 2026-02-24 Ling-2.6-1T Ling-2.6-1T none Release: 2026-04-23
Score 4.6 5.3
Rank #185 #158
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.2 10.0
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 22.7% 18.2%
Flaky tests 2 0
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.734 0.277
Total Cost $0.030 $0.016
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $0.075 / 1M
Output Price $0.750 / 1M $0.625 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 88,704 106,414
Output Tokens 9,564 11,555
Reasoning Tokens 0 0
Response Time (avg) 829ms 8.58s
Response Time (max) 4.52s 25.72s
Response Time (total) 18.24s 163.06s

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#185 Mercury 2

none
Cost
$0.002
Time
1.8s
Tokens
1,514 tok

#158 Ling-2.6-1T

none
Ling-2.6-1T is no longer available as a free model. It has transitioned to a paid model. Continue using it here: https://openrouter.ai/inclusionai/ling-2.6-1t
Cost
$0.000
Time
0.1s
Tokens
0 tok

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Coding Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Mercury 2 3.4 9.6 0.0% 0 1.03s 7,229 3,088 0
Ling-2.6-1T 3.8 10.0 0.0% 0 10.57s 813 381 0

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