Claude Opus 4.7 (Max) vs Mercury 2

Claude Opus 4.7 (Max) vs Mercury 2. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

AnthropicClaude Opus 4.7 (Max)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
40.70
Total cost
-
InceptionMercury 2Off the frontier
Intelligence
10.80
Total cost
$105
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 Opus 4.7 (Max)Mercury 2Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)40.710.8−73.5% Mercury 2 is 73.5% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$104.94— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)33.59s6.65s−80.2% Mercury 2 is 80.2% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$5.00 / $25.0$0.25 / $0.75
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