Mercury 2 vs Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)

Mercury 2 vs Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning). 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
AlibabaQwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)Not ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
19.30
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 2Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reasoning)Difference
Intelligence (higher is better)10.819.3+78.7% Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reas… is 78.7% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$104.94Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)6.58s19.12s+190.6% Qwen3.5 35B A3B (Reas… is 190.6% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.25 / $0.75$0.25 / $2.00
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