Model comparison
Mercury 2.5 vs Qwen Turbo
Mercury 2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.5 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Last verified . 0 shared benchmarks.
Alibaba (Qwen)Summary
- The widest gap is in math, where Mercury 2.5 leads 23.3 to 15.3.
- Mercury 2.5 is cheaper at $0.04 / $0.15 per million input/output tokens, against $0.05 / $0.20 for Qwen Turbo.
- Qwen Turbo accepts more context: 1M tokens versus 260K.
Side by side
| Mercury 2.5 | Qwen Turbo | |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Inception | Alibaba (Qwen) |
| Noometry Index | 33.5 | 27.1 |
| Released | 2026-09-08 | 2024-11-01 |
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| Context window | 260K | 1M |
| Max output | 66K | 16K |
| Input $ / M tokens | $0.04 | $0.05 |
| Output $ / M tokens | $0.15 | $0.20 |
| Results tracked | 4 | 3 |
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Category by category
Coding Not comparable
Mercury 2.5: 39.5 (#156), Qwen Turbo: —
Reasoning Not comparable
Mercury 2.5: 22.4 (#193), Qwen Turbo: —
| Benchmark | Mercury 2.5 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | 0% | — |
Math Mercury 2.5 leads
Mercury 2.5: 23.3 (#272), Qwen Turbo: 15.3 (#297)
| Benchmark | Mercury 2.5 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| OTIS Mock AIME 2024-2025 | — | 6.1% |
| ProofBench | 3% | — |
| MATH Level 5 | — | 56.2% |
Knowledge Not comparable
Mercury 2.5: —, Qwen Turbo: 22.2 (#272)
| Benchmark | Mercury 2.5 | Qwen Turbo |
|---|---|---|
| GPQA Diamond | — | 41.8% |
Frequently asked questions
Is Mercury 2.5 better than Qwen Turbo?
Mercury 2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.5 to 27.1 on the Noometry Index.
Which is cheaper, Mercury 2.5 or Qwen Turbo?
Mercury 2.5 is cheaper. It lists at $0.04 per million input tokens and $0.15 per million output tokens; Qwen Turbo lists at $0.05 and $0.20.
Which has the bigger context window?
Qwen Turbo does, with 1M tokens against 260K.
How many benchmarks do Mercury 2.5 and Qwen Turbo share?
0 benchmarks have published results for both models. Mercury 2.5 has 4 scored results on Noometry and Qwen Turbo has 3.