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Mercury 2 vs Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (low)

Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (low) leads on average score with 4.8 vs 4.7. Mercury 2 has the lower benchmark cost at $0.030 vs $0.175. Mercury 2 is faster at 825ms vs 59.81s, with pass rates of 24.2% vs 42.4%.

Last updated at: 2026-08-15

Rank
#259
Total Output Tokens
9,584
Response Time (avg)
825ms
Total Cost
$0.030
Rank
#248
Total Output Tokens
665,174
Response Time (avg)
59.81s
Total Cost
$0.175
Recommended model Mercury 2

Its score stays close to the best score here (4.7 vs 4.8), while costing about 5.9x less than Nemotron 3.5 Lightning (low).

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2 Mercury 2 none Release: 2026-02-24 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning Nemotron 3.5 Lightning low Release: 2026-08-11 Free Available
Score 4.7 4.8
Rank #259 #248
Reliability 10.0 9.8
Consistency 9.2 6.8
Attempts 66/66 66/66
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 24.2% 42.4%
Flaky tests 2 9
Total Runs 66 66
Cost per result 0.740 0.000
Total Cost $0.030 $0.175
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $0.100 / 1M
Output Price $0.750 / 1M $0.250 / 1M
Total Input Tokens 89,637 138,792
Output Tokens 9,584 142,972
Reasoning Tokens 0 522,202
Response Time (avg) 825ms 59.81s
Response Time (max) 4.52s 312.21s
Response Time (total) 18.14s 1315.80s
Parameters ~100B 30B total (3B active)
Availability Closed Weights available

Model generation showcase

Hamster playing table tennis

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

#259 Mercury 2

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

#248 Nemotron 3.5 Lightning

low
Cost
$0.000
Time
32.2s
Tokens
6,089 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 3.4 9.6 0.0% 0 1.03s 7,229 3,088 0
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 4.0 7.8 11.1% 1 224.42s 7,522 72,614 262,558

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