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Inception: Mercury 2 vs MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6

Summary

Mercury 2 vs Kimi K2.6 benchmark comparison: Kimi K2.6 leads on average score with 5.8 vs 4.6. Mercury 2 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.011 vs $0.079. Mercury 2 is faster at 653ms vs 13.27s, with pass rates of 23.8% vs 36.5%.

Recommended model: Mercury 2 - It offers the best overall trade-off: a competitive score (4.6), lower cost than Kimi K2.6, and balanced response time.

Last updated at: 2026-06-18

Metric Mercury 2 Mercury 2 none Release: 2026-02-24 Kimi K2.6 Kimi K2.6 none Release: 2026-04-20 Free Available
Score 4.6 5.8
Rank #151 #111
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.2 9.2
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 23.8% 36.5%
Flaky tests 2 2
Total Runs 63 63
Cost per result 0.259 1.267
Total Cost $0.011 $0.079
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $0.680 / 1M
Output Price $0.750 / 1M $3.410 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 28,113 32,916
Output Tokens 4,439 16,410
Reasoning Tokens 0 0
Response Time (avg) 653ms 13.27s
Response Time (max) 1.43s 238.89s
Response Time (total) 13.72s 278.57s

Generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#151 Mercury 2

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

#111 MoonshotAI: Kimi K2.6

none
Cost
$0.020
Time
127.4s
Tokens
4,429 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 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 483ms 631 286 0
Kimi K2.6 4.6 10.0 25.0% 0 1.39s 618 471 0
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
Kimi K2.6 5.5 9.8 33.3% 0 82.57s 5,986 14,754 0
Combined 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 606ms 4,821 131 0
Kimi K2.6 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 3.38s 11,269 290 0
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 667ms 6,362 180 0
Kimi K2.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 1.32s 7,014 201 0
Domain specific Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Mercury 2 5.3 7.2 44.4% 1 534ms 784 46 0
Kimi K2.6 5.3 7.2 44.4% 1 1.48s 732 42 0
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 628ms 495 159 0
Kimi K2.6 5.4 3.5 33.3% 1 1.55s 477 138 0
Instructions following Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Mercury 2 6.5 10.0 50.0% 0 551ms 691 82 0
Kimi K2.6 6.5 10.0 50.0% 0 1.64s 669 72 0
Puzzle Solving Score Consistency Attempt pass rate Flaky tests Tests Correct Response Time (avg) Input Tokens Output Tokens Reasoning Tokens
Mercury 2 3.1 10.0 0.0% 0 535ms 694 251 0
Kimi K2.6 3.1 9.9 0.0% 0 1.40s 651 185 0
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 1.27s 6,193 197 0
Kimi K2.6 10.0 10.0 100.0% 0 4.46s 5,286 240 0
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 548ms 213 19 0
Kimi K2.6 3.0 10.0 0.0% 0 1.36s 214 17 0

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