Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper than DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) at $0.04/M vs $0.14/M input tokens.
| Spec | DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) | Mercury 2.5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.14/M tokens | $0.04/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.28/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 260K tokens |
| Released | Mar 2024 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper on both — 3.5× input, 1.9× output
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) uses 59.3x more emoji
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper than DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) at $0.04/M vs $0.14/M input tokens.
| Spec | DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) | Mercury 2.5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.14/M tokens | $0.04/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.28/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 260K tokens |
| Released | Mar 2024 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper on both — 3.5× input, 1.9× output
DeepSeek V3 (March 2024) uses 59.3x more emoji