Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper than Claude Opus 4.1 at $0.04/M vs $15/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Opus 4.1 | Mercury 2.5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $15/M tokens | $0.04/M tokens |
| Output price | $75/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 260K tokens |
| Released | Aug 2025 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Opus 4.1 has the edge: bigger model tier, major provider backing.
Mercury 2.5 Preview costs 500x less per token.
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper on both — 375× input, 500× output
Claude Opus 4.1 uses 80.8x more emoji
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper than Claude Opus 4.1 at $0.04/M vs $15/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Opus 4.1 | Mercury 2.5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $15/M tokens | $0.04/M tokens |
| Output price | $75/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Context window | 200K tokens | 260K tokens |
| Released | Aug 2025 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Opus 4.1 has the edge: bigger model tier, major provider backing.
Mercury 2.5 Preview costs 500x less per token.
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper on both — 375× input, 500× output
Claude Opus 4.1 uses 80.8x more emoji