Navigate
AD
Track all your projects in one dashboard. Get 📊stats, 🔥heatmaps and 👀recordings in one self-hosted dashboard.
uxwizz.com

Mercury 2 vs KAT Coder AIR V2.5 (default)

KAT Coder AIR V2.5 (default) leads on average score with 4.4 vs 4.4. Mercury 2 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.033 vs $0.070. Mercury 2 is faster at 1.18s vs 11.96s, with pass rates of 23.2% vs 34.8%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-12

Compared models

Rank
#360
Total Output Tokens
9,709
Response Time (avg)
1.18s
Total Cost
$0.033
Rank
#356
Total Output Tokens
97,752
Response Time (avg)
11.96s
Total Cost
$0.070
Recommended model Mercury 2

Its score stays close to the best score here (4.4 vs 4.4), while costing about 2.1x less than KAT Coder AIR V2.5 (default).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2 Mercury 2 none Release: 2026-02-24 KAT Coder AIR V2.5 KAT Coder AIR V2.5 default Release: 2026-07-14
Score 4.4 4.4
Rank #360 #356
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.2 7.4
Attempts 69/69 69/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 23.2% 34.8%
Flaky tests 2 7
Total Runs 69 69
Cost per result 0.812 1.382
Total Cost $0.033 $0.070
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $0.150 / 1M
Output Price $0.750 / 1M $0.600 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.025 / 1M N/A
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 100,634 69,376
Output Tokens 9,609 7,792
Reasoning Tokens 100 89,960
Response Time (avg) 1.18s 11.96s
Response Time (max) 9.00s 121.05s
Response Time (total) 27.14s 275.18s
Parameters ~100B ~35B total (~3B 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.

#360 Mercury 2

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

#356 KAT Coder AIR V2.5

default
Cost
$0.002
Time
14.5s
Tokens
2,619 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

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
KAT Coder AIR V2.5 3.3 9.6 0.0% 0 14.31s 6,472 2,032 14,886

Switch Comparison Pair