Mercury 2 API Pricing
Inception · released 2026-02-20
Mercury 2 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
#257 of 547
#109 of 195
Similar intelligence, lower price
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) | 8.9 | $0.04 |
| Granite 4.2 3B | 9.1 | $0.052 |
| Qwen3.5 4B (Reasoning) | 13.1 | $0.06 |
| Sarvam 105B (High) | 8.8 | $0.074 |
| NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B (Reasoning) | 8.9 | $0.088 |
Leaderboard neighbours
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Mi:dm K 2.5 Pro | 11.0 | — |
| Ring-1T | 10.9 | — |
| G9v3-3B | 10.8 | — |
| Mercury 2 | 10.8 | $0.375 |
| Trinity Large Thinking | 10.8 | $0.388 |
| INTELLECT-3 (Based on GLM-4.5-Air) | 10.6 | — |
| GPT-5 (ChatGPT) | 10.4 | — |
More from Inception
| Model | Intelligence | Blended $/1M |
|---|---|---|
| Mercury 2.5 | 12.3 | $0.375 |
Count tokens & estimate cost for Mercury 2 See Mercury 2 on the leaderboard
Source: Artificial Analysis · last synced 2026-10-15
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.
What is the Mercury 2 API price?
The Mercury 2 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 cost for a typical request?
A short chat reply (500 in / 300 out tokens) costs about 0.035¢ on Mercury 2, at $0.25/1M input and $0.75/1M output.
Is Mercury 2 free?
Mercury 2'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 rank on benchmarks?
Mercury 2 scores 10.8 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index, ranking #257 of 547 models we track.
Is there a cheaper model with similar intelligence to Mercury 2?
Yes — Gemma 4 E4B (Reasoning) scores similar intelligence (8.9) at $0.04/1M 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 2026-10-15.