Mercury 2 is cheaper than Claude Haiku 4.5 at $0.25/M vs $1/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $5/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Oct 2025 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Haiku 4.5 has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mercury 2 costs 6.7x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 4.0× input, 6.7× output
Claude Haiku 4.5 uses 2.8x more headings
Mercury 2 is cheaper than Claude Haiku 4.5 at $0.25/M vs $1/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Haiku 4.5 | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $5/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Oct 2025 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Haiku 4.5 has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mercury 2 costs 6.7x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 4.0× input, 6.7× output
Claude Haiku 4.5 uses 2.8x more headings