OpenAI Codex Mini vs Inception: Mercury
Compare OpenAI Codex Mini by OpenAI against Inception: Mercury by Inception, context windows of 200K vs 32K, tested across 10 shared challenges.
Our Verdict
OpenAI Codex Mini
Inception: Mercury
No community votes yet. On paper, these are closely matched - try both with your actual task to see which fits your workflow.
Too close to call
API pricing
Cost per 1M tokens
OpenAI Codex Mini
Input
$1.50
6.7× cheaper
Output
$6.00
1.7× cheaper
Inception: Mercury
Input
$10.00
Output
$10.00
OpenAI Codex Mini is cheaper on both — 6.7× input, 1.7× output
Research
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