Which is better for coding — Mercury 2 or Qwen3 235B A22B?

Direct comparison on the SWE-Bench benchmark is not available. We recommend reviewing other metrics on the comparison page.

Which model is cheaper — Mercury 2 or Qwen3 235B A22B?

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Which has a larger context window — Mercury 2 or Qwen3 235B A22B?

Context window data is available on the individual model pages.

Mercury 2 vs Qwen3 235B A22B: Specs & Benchmark Comparison

Characteristic	Mercury 2	Qwen3 235B A22B
Company	Inception	Alibaba
Release Date	February 1, 2026	April 28, 2025
Parameters	—	235B
Multimodal	No	No
Context (input)	—	128K
Context (output)	—	128K
Input Price / 1M	—	$0.20
Output Price / 1M	—	$0.60
Average Score	0.7	0.9

Verdict

Mercury 2 leads in 1 out of 2 comparison categories.

Overall Performance

Both models show comparable average scores: Mercury 2 — 0.7, Qwen3 235B A22B — 0.9.

Recency

Mercury 2 is newer: released 2/1/2026 vs 4/28/2025.

More About These Models

Mercury 2

Inception — specs, benchmarks, API

Qwen3 235B A22B

Alibaba — specs, benchmarks, API

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The Mercury 2 and Qwen3 235B A22B comparison is updated for 2026. Data includes benchmark results, API pricing, context window size and other specifications. For more detailed information, visit the Mercury 2 or Qwen3 235B A22B page. See also the complete list of AI model comparisons.