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Mercury 2 vs gpt-oss-120b

Mercury 2 leads on average score with 4.4 vs 4.2. gpt-oss-120b has the lower benchmark cost at $0.016 vs $0.033. Mercury 2 is faster at 1.18s vs 28.63s, with pass rates of 23.2% vs 34.8%.

Last updated at: 2026-10-07

Compared models

Rank
#357
Total Output Tokens
9,709
Response Time (avg)
1.18s
Total Cost
$0.033
Rank
#361
Total Output Tokens
62,213
Response Time (avg)
28.63s
Total Cost
$0.016
Recommended model Mercury 2

It has the best score here (4.4), while responding about 24.3x faster than gpt-oss-120b.

Detailed comparison

Metric Mercury 2 Mercury 2 none Release: 2026-02-24 gpt-oss-120b gpt-oss-120b none Release: 2025-08-05
Score 4.4 4.2
Rank #357 #361
Reliability 10.0 10.0
Consistency 9.2 7.6
Attempts 69/69 60/69
Tests Correct
Attempt pass rate 23.2% 34.8%
Flaky tests 2 3
Total Runs 69 60
Cost per result 0.812 0.274
Total Cost $0.033 $0.016
Input Price $0.250 / 1M $0.037 / 1M
Output Price $0.750 / 1M $0.170 / 1M
Cache Read Price $0.025 / 1M N/A
Cache Write Price N/A N/A
Total Input Tokens 100,634 131,652
Output Tokens 9,609 16,869
Reasoning Tokens 100 53,081
Response Time (avg) 1.18s 28.63s
Response Time (max) 9.00s 140.90s
Response Time (total) 27.14s 486.69s
Parameters ~100B 117B total (5.1B active)
Availability Closed Open source

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.

#357 Mercury 2

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

#361 gpt-oss-120b

none
No showcase result has been generated for this model yet.
Cost
N/A
Time
-
Tokens
0 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
gpt-oss-120b 1.5 0.4 22.2% 1 9.57s 901 204 3,028

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