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Mercury
Inception AI
Strongest in Core abilities (#189 of 204, on 1 of its 3 boards), weakest in Human preference (#216 of 341). Above par in 0 of 4 scopes. Among the models it meets almost everywhere, it finishes behind Claude Opus 5.5 and Claude Opus 4.6 and ahead of Magistral Medium.
§ 1 · Profile
What it is good at
Bars run from 50 — the average of the models each source lists — so right of the line is above par. The middle column is the gap to whoever leads that scope.
Core abilities39.4−28#189/2041/3
General intelligence34.7−35.4#194/2041/3
Human preference47.9−19.6#216/3411/1
Human preference47.9−19.6#216/3411/1
§ 2 · Head to head
What it beats, and what beats it
The same models turn up scope after scope. Counted once: where both were placed, who finished higher. Bars run right for Mercury, left for the other.
§ 3 · Sources
Where the numbers come from
2 publications, 2 figures. Every one links to the page it was read from.
LMArena Text 1305
Kagi LLM Benchmark 21.6%
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