Grok 3 vs Mercury 2.5

Grok 3 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.

SpaceXAIGrok 3Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
12.10
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.

MetricGrok 3Mercury 2.5Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)12.112.3+1.7% Mercury 2.5 is 1.7% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)Not reported$218.11— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)8.02s4.33s−46.0% Mercury 2.5 is 46.0% faster
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$3.00 / $15.0$0.25 / $0.75
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