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Mercury 2
Input$0.250per 1M tokens
Output$0.750per 1M tokens
- Context window
- 128,000 tokens
What that buys
- 1M words of output
- $1.00
- 100k-token chat, 80k in and 20k out
- $0.0350
at 0.75 words per token
Record
- Unit
- per_1m_tokens
- Source
- openrouter
- Checked
- 2026-10-15
- Changes recorded
- 0
Where this price sits
609 text models priced per 1M tokensMercury 2 is number 203 of 609 by price, from cheapest. The median is $2.00; Mercury 2 is 62% below the median. Among the 3 Inception models in this group it is number 3 from cheapest.
Computed from the models on APITariff, checked 2026-10-15. Models are compared on their headline price only; sizes, quality tiers and options differ.
Price neighbours
Same modality, same unit| Model | Provider | Output | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite (batch)Google | $0.750 | source | |
| Weaver (alpha)Mancer | Mancer | $0.750 | source |
| Muse Glimmer 30B (batch)Meta | Meta | $0.750 | source |
Checked 2026-10-15
According to APITariff, Mercury 2 from Inception costs $0.250 per 1M input tokens and $0.750 per 1M output tokens as of 2026-10-15.