LOADING COMPARISON
GROUNDED IN REAL HUMAN CONVERSATIONSYOUR BENCH
HEAD TO HEAD
Mercury 2.5 vs Step 3 vs Grok 4.6
Community vibe score against API price per 1M tokens. Up and left wins: loved and cheap.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
Mercury 2.5
LOVE
Popular for coding help
COMPLAINT
People find it expensive
Step 3
LOVE
Popular for coding help
COMPLAINT
People find it expensive
Grok 4.6
LOVE
People feel it is worth the money
COMPLAINT
Refuses or lectures more than people like
VALUE FOR MONEY
NOT ON THE CHART (NO PUBLIC API PRICE):Step 3STILL IN THE TABLE BELOW. THE CHART ONLY PLOTS MODELS WITH A KNOWN PRICE PER 1M TOKENS.
| Metric | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| VIBE SCORE | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.7 |
| VOICES | 925 | 1,194 | 42,843 |
| RANK | #40 | #37 | #1 |
| CATEGORY | Text | Multimodal | Multimodal |
| OPEN/CLOSED | CLOSED | OPEN WEIGHTS | CLOSED |
| PRICE IN (per 1M) | $0.04 / 1M | N/A | $2.00 / 1M |
| PRICE OUT (per 1M) | $0.15 / 1M | N/A | $6.00 / 1M |
| THE CROWD LOVES | Popular for coding help | Popular for coding help | People feel it is worth the money |
| THE CROWD GRUMBLES | People find it expensive | People find it expensive | Refuses or lectures more than people like |
ADD A MODEL (3 OF 4 SLOTS USED)
Fair fights only: chat and coding models compare with each other.
