GPT-5 nano (Minimal) vs Mercury 2.5

GPT-5 nano (Minimal) 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.

OpenAIGPT-5 nano (Minimal)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
7.10
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.

MetricGPT-5 nano (Minimal)Mercury 2.5Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)7.112.3+73.2% Mercury 2.5 is 73.2% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$218.11— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)4.06s4.18s+3.0% Mercury 2.5 is 3.0% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.05 / $0.40$0.25 / $0.75
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