Mercury 2 is cheaper than DeepSeek V4 Pro at $0.25/M vs $1.74/M input tokens.
| Spec | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1.74/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $3.48/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, DeepSeek V4 Pro has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mercury 2 costs 4.6x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 7.0× input, 4.6× output
Mercury 2 uses 2.3x more emoji
Mercury 2 is cheaper than DeepSeek V4 Pro at $0.25/M vs $1.74/M input tokens.
| Spec | DeepSeek V4 Pro | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1.74/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $3.48/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, DeepSeek V4 Pro has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mercury 2 costs 4.6x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 7.0× input, 4.6× output
Mercury 2 uses 2.3x more emoji