GPT-5 (Minimal) vs Mercury 2

GPT-5 (Minimal) 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.

OpenAIGPT-5 (Minimal)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
11.40
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.

MetricGPT-5 (Minimal)Mercury 2Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)11.410.8−5.3% Mercury 2 is 5.3% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$104.94— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)6.67s6.65s−0.3% Mercury 2 is 0.3% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$1.25 / $10.0$0.25 / $0.75
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