Mercury 3
aka Inception Mercury 3
InceptionCoding model4 posts
Posts
4incl. 1 solo run
About Mercury 3
Every Mercury 3 comparison on aivs.tv: 3 side-by-side posts from X against other models on the same prompt, plus 1 solo run on classic topics, 2 with cost or time reported. Compare coding ability, cost and speed from real tests.
Record against each opponent
Mercury 3 is faster than Gemini 4 Argon in 1 of 1 post that reports times for both.
| Opponent | Posts | Cheaper | Faster | Author picks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 4 Argon | 1 | — | 1/1 | 1–0 |
| Grok 4.7 | 1 | — | 1/1 | 1–0 |
| MiniMax M3.1 Flash | 1 | — | 1/1 | 1–0 |
From 4 posts; costs and times as stated by each author, not a controlled benchmark.
Summary
Mercury 3 (Inception) appears in 4 posts on aivs.tv, next to Grok 4.7, Gemini 4 Argon, MiniMax M3.1 Flash and Claude Haiku 5.5. Tasks: 3D racing game, timed, three models, astronaut among cubes, Mercury 3 vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash, pelican on a bicycle, Mercury 3 in Pi and mercury 3 vs Haiku 5.5 on four 3D benchmarks. Reported for Mercury 3: $0.005 / 24 s in @gojoruns's 3D racing game, timed, three models and 8.9 min in @WolkyenCo's astronaut among cubes, Mercury 3 vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash. @gojoruns picks Mercury 3 as the best result in 3D racing game, timed, three models. @WolkyenCo picks Mercury 3 as the best result in astronaut among cubes, Mercury 3 vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash.
What each post reports for Mercury 3
| Post | Time | Cost | Tokens | Author’s verdict | Post |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3D racing game, timed, three models@gojoruns | 24 s | $0.005 | — | Author’s pick | X post |
| Astronaut among cubes, Mercury 3 vs MiniMax M3.1 Flash@WolkyenCo | 8.9 min | — | — | Author’s pick | X post |
| Pelican on a bicycle, Mercury 3 in Pi@LotusDecoder | — | — | — | — | X post |
| Mercury 3 vs Haiku 5.5 on four 3D benchmarks@trypalomino | — | — | — | — | X post |
Only numbers stated in each post. “—” means the post doesn’t say.
Who won where
2- 3D racing game, timed, three modelsThe poster says Grok 4.7's game drove into a wall, Mercury 3's drives, and Gemini 4 Argon gave a black screen.— the author’s view, @gojoruns (paraphrased)
- Astronaut among cubes, Mercury 3 vs MiniMax M3.1 FlashThe author says Mercury 3 beats MiniMax M3.1 Flash, and was far faster.— the author’s view, @WolkyenCo (paraphrased)
Matchups with Mercury 3
4Spellings we map to Mercury 3
“mercury-3”, “Inception Mercury 3”, “inception/mercury-3”