Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper than DeepSeek R1 at $0.04/M vs $0.55/M input tokens.
| Spec | DeepSeek R1 | Mercury 2.5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.55/M tokens | $0.04/M tokens |
| Output price | $2.19/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 260K tokens |
| Released | Feb 2025 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Mercury 2.5 Preview costs 15x less per token.
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper on both — 14× input, 15× output
DeepSeek R1 uses 26.7x more emoji
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper than DeepSeek R1 at $0.04/M vs $0.55/M input tokens.
| Spec | DeepSeek R1 | Mercury 2.5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.55/M tokens | $0.04/M tokens |
| Output price | $2.19/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 260K tokens |
| Released | Feb 2025 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Mercury 2.5 Preview costs 15x less per token.
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper on both — 14× input, 15× output
DeepSeek R1 uses 26.7x more emoji