Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper than Claude Opus 4.8 at $0.04/M vs $5/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Opus 4.8 | Mercury 2.5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $5/M tokens | $0.04/M tokens |
| Output price | $25/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 260K tokens |
| Released | May 2026 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Opus 4.8 has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mercury 2.5 Preview costs 167x less per token.
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper on both — 125× input, 167× output
Claude Opus 4.8 uses 77.6x more emoji
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper than Claude Opus 4.8 at $0.04/M vs $5/M input tokens.
| Spec | Claude Opus 4.8 | Mercury 2.5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $5/M tokens | $0.04/M tokens |
| Output price | $25/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 260K tokens |
| Released | May 2026 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Claude Opus 4.8 has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mercury 2.5 Preview costs 167x less per token.
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper on both — 125× input, 167× output
Claude Opus 4.8 uses 77.6x more emoji