Mercury 2.5 vs o4-mini (High)

Mercury 2.5 vs o4-mini (High). A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

InceptionMercury 2.5Off the frontier
Intelligence
12.30
Total cost
$218
OpenAIo4-mini (High)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
16.70
Total cost
-
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.

MetricMercury 2.5o4-mini (High)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)12.316.7+35.8% o4-mini (High) is 35.8% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$218.11Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)4.39s28.44s+547.8% o4-mini (High) is 547.8% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.25 / $0.75$1.10 / $4.40
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