Elephant Alpha is cheaper than Mercury at $0/M vs $10/M input tokens.
| Spec | Elephant Alpha | Mercury |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | Free | $10/M tokens |
| Output price | Free | $10/M tokens |
| Context window | 262K tokens | 32K tokens |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Jun 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Elephant Alpha has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Mercury uses 4.3x more emoji
Elephant Alpha is cheaper than Mercury at $0/M vs $10/M input tokens.
| Spec | Elephant Alpha | Mercury |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | Free | $10/M tokens |
| Output price | Free | $10/M tokens |
| Context window | 262K tokens | 32K tokens |
| Released | Apr 2026 | Jun 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Elephant Alpha has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Mercury uses 4.3x more emoji