Mercury 2 is cheaper than DeepSeek R1 at $0.25/M vs $0.55/M input tokens.
| Spec | DeepSeek R1 | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.55/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $2.19/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Feb 2025 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, DeepSeek R1 has the edge: bigger model tier, major provider backing.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 2.2× input, 2.9× output
DeepSeek R1 uses 2.2x more lists
Mercury 2 is cheaper than DeepSeek R1 at $0.25/M vs $0.55/M input tokens.
| Spec | DeepSeek R1 | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.55/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $2.19/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Feb 2025 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, DeepSeek R1 has the edge: bigger model tier, major provider backing.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 2.2× input, 2.9× output
DeepSeek R1 uses 2.2x more lists