Mercury 2.5 API Pricing
Inception · released 2026-09-08
Mercury 2.5 price
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
#227 of 547
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) | 13.1 | $0.06 |
| Nemotron 3.5 Lightning | 12.9 | $0.095 |
| gpt-oss-20b (Low) | 10.0 | $0.106 |
| Granite 4.2 8B | 11.1 | $0.107 |
| GPT-5 nano (High) | 13.0 | $0.138 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| o3-mini | 12.5 | $1.925 |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (Sep '25) (Non-reasoning) | 12.4 | — |
| o1-pro | 12.4 | $262.50 |
| Mercury 2.5 | 12.3 | $0.375 |
| JT-MINI | 12.2 | — |
| Grok 3 | 12.1 | $6.00 |
| Seed-OSS-36B-Instruct | 12.1 | $0.30 |
More from Inception
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury 2 | 10.8 | $0.375 |
Count tokens & estimate cost for Mercury 2.5 See Mercury 2.5 on the leaderboard
Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-10-15
FAQ
Who develops Mercury 2.5?
Mercury 2.5 is developed by Inception, released 2026-09-08.
How much does Mercury 2.5 cost per million tokens?
Mercury 2.5 costs $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $0.75 per 1M output tokens ($0.375 blended), per Artificial Analysis's official pricing data.
What is the Mercury 2.5 API price?
The Mercury 2.5 API price is $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $0.75 per 1M output tokens ($0.375 per 1M blended).
How much does Mercury 2.5 cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.035¢ on Mercury 2.5, at $0.25/1M input and $0.75/1M output.
Is Mercury 2.5 free?
Mercury 2.5's official API list price is $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $0.75 per 1M output tokens. This site tracks list prices only, not free tiers or trial credits — check Inception's site for those.
How does Mercury 2.5 rank on benchmarks?
Mercury 2.5 scores 12.3 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #227 of 547 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Mercury 2.5?
Yes — Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) scores similar intelligence (13.1) at $0.06/1M blended, versus $0.375/1M for Mercury 2.5.
Where does this data come from?
Pricing and benchmark data for Mercury 2.5 comes from Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai), synced daily. Last synced 2026-10-15.