Mercury 2 vs Step 3.5 Flash

Mercury 2 vs Step 3.5 Flash. 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
StepFunStep 3.5 FlashNot ranked · benchmark data missing
Intelligence
16.60
Total cost
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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 2Step 3.5 FlashDifference
Intelligence (higher is better)10.816.6+53.7% Step 3.5 Flash is 53.7% more intelligent
Total AA cost (lower is better)$104.94Not reported— not comparable
End-to-end time (lower is better)6.65s20.68s+211.0% Step 3.5 Flash is 211.0% slower
Price per 1M tokens (in / out)$0.25 / $0.75$0.10 / $0.30
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