# Laguna M.1 vs Mercury 2.5

> Mercury 2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.5 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.

- Canonical page: https://noometry.com/compare/laguna-m-1-vs-mercury-2-5
- Last updated: 2026-10-12
- Shared benchmarks: 1

## Summary

- They share 1 benchmark with published results for both. Laguna M.1 scores higher in 1 category and Mercury 2.5 in 2 categories; 2 gaps are clear of the uncertainty.
- Laguna M.1 accepts more context: 262K tokens versus 260K.
- Laguna M.1 has downloadable open weights; the other is API-only.

## Snapshot

| | Laguna M.1 | Mercury 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Poolside | Inception |
| Noometry Index | 32.5 | 33.5 |
| Rank | 256 | 242 |
| Context | 262K | 260K |
| Input $/M | — | $0.04 |
| Output $/M | — | $0.15 |
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |

## Coding

- Laguna M.1: 36.6 (#204)
- Mercury 2.5: 39.5 (#156)

| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Mercury 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| LMArena WebDev | 1349 | — |
| SciCode | — | 38.5% |
| ALE-Bench | — | 301.65 |

## Reasoning

- Laguna M.1: 23.1 (#184)
- Mercury 2.5: 22.4 (#193)

| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Mercury 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| CritPt | — | 0% |
| Surface Evolver Bench | 15.6% | — |

## Math

- Laguna M.1: 21.1 (#283)
- Mercury 2.5: 23.3 (#272)

| Benchmark | Laguna M.1 | Mercury 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| ProofBench | 0% | 3% |

## FAQ

### Is Laguna M.1 better than Mercury 2.5?

Mercury 2.5 is the stronger model overall, scoring 33.5 to 32.5 on the Noometry Index.

### Is Laguna M.1 or Mercury 2.5 better for coding?

Mercury 2.5 scores higher on coding benchmarks: 39.5 versus 36.6 in the Noometry coding category.

### Which has the bigger context window?

Laguna M.1 does, with 262K tokens against 260K.

### How many benchmarks do Laguna M.1 and Mercury 2.5 share?

1 benchmark has published results for both models. Laguna M.1 has 3 scored results on Noometry and Mercury 2.5 has 4.