Grok 3 vs Mercury 2

Grok 3 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.

SpaceXAIGrok 3Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
12.10
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.

MetricGrok 3Mercury 2Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)12.110.8−10.7% Mercury 2 is 10.7% less intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$104.94— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)8.02s6.65s−17.1% Mercury 2 is 17.1% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$0.25 / $0.75
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