Mercury 2 vs o3

Mercury 2 vs o3. A reliable intelligence-versus-cost verdict requires both models' intelligence scores and benchmark-run costs. Missing data is not a performance verdict.

InceptionMercury 2Off the frontier
Intelligence
10.80
Total cost
$105
OpenAIo3Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
20.20
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 2o3Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)10.820.2+87.0% o3 is 87.0% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$104.94Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)8.08s11.00s+36.1% o3 is 36.1% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.25 / $0.75$2.00 / $8.00
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