Mercury 2 vs o3-mini (High)

Mercury 2 vs o3-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 2Off the frontier
Intelligence
10.80
Total cost
$105
OpenAIo3-mini (High)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
11.00
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 2o3-mini (High)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)10.811.0+1.9% o3-mini (High) is 1.9% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$104.94Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)6.65s17.67s+165.7% o3-mini (High) is 165.7% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.25 / $0.75$1.10 / $4.40
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