Claude 4 Opus (Reasoning) vs Mercury 2.5

Claude 4 Opus (Reasoning) vs Mercury 2.5. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude 4 Opus (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
20.60
Total cost
-
InceptionMercury 2.5Off the frontier
Intelligence
12.30
Total cost
$218
Verdict

Comparison incomplete

A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

MetricClaude 4 Opus (Reasoning)Mercury 2.5Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)20.612.3−40.3% Mercury 2.5 is 40.3% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$218.11— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)Not reported4.32s— not comparable
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$15.0 / $75.0$0.25 / $0.75
Input modalitiesText, ImageText
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