Mercury 2 API Pricing
Inception · released 2026-02-20
Pricing
0.025¢ / 1K
0.075¢ / 1K
0.037¢ / 1K
What it actually costs
| Workload | Tokens | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Short chat reply | 500 in / 300 out | 0.035¢ |
| RAG query | 4,000 in / 500 out | 0.137¢ |
| Long document summary | 50,000 in / 1,000 out | $0.0133 |
| Code review of a 2k-line file | 30,000 in / 2,000 out | 0.9¢ |
| 1,000 chat replies/day for 30 days | 30,000 × (500 in / 300 out) | $10.50 |
Cost = (input tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.25) + (output tokens ÷ 1,000,000 × $0.75).
Benchmarks
#190 of 533
#110 of 197
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) | 13.1 | $0.06 |
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | 12.9 | $0.095 |
| Granite 4.2 8B | 11.1 | $0.107 |
| GPT-5 nano (high) | 13.0 | $0.138 |
| Step 3.5 Flash | 16.6 | $0.15 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V3.1 Terminus (Non-reasoning) | 13.9 | $0.453 |
| DeepSeek V3.2 Exp (Non-reasoning) | 13.9 | $0.315 |
| Apriel-v1.5-15B-Thinker | 13.8 | — |
| Mercury 2 | 13.8 | $0.375 |
| DeepSeek V3.1 (Non-reasoning) | 13.7 | $0.848 |
| Qwen3.5 9B (Reasoning) | 13.7 | $0.151 |
| Nova 2.0 Omni (medium) | 13.6 | $0.85 |
Count tokens & estimate cost for Mercury 2 See Mercury 2 on the leaderboard
Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-09-22
FAQ
Who develops Mercury 2?
Mercury 2 is developed by Inception, released 2026-02-20.
How much does Mercury 2 cost per million tokens?
Mercury 2 costs $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $0.75 per 1M output tokens ($0.375 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
How does Mercury 2 rank on benchmarks?
Mercury 2 scores 13.8 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #190 of 533 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Mercury 2?
Yes — Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) scores similar intelligence (13.1) at $0.06/1M blended, versus $0.375/1M for Mercury 2.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Mercury 2 comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-09-22.