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  5. Gemini 1.5 ProvsMercury 2.5
Updated Sep 2026

Gemini 1.5 ProvsMercury 2.5

Mercury 2.5 is cheaper than Gemini 1.5 Pro at $0.04/M vs $3.5/M input tokens.

Gemini 1.5 Pro and Mercury 2.5 compared across 1 shared prompts
SpecGemini 1.5 ProMercury 2.5
Input price$3.5/M tokens$0.04/M tokens
Output price$10.5/M tokens$0.15/M tokens
Context window1.0M tokens260K tokens
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedFeb 2024Sep 2026
Our Verdict
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Gemini 1.5 Pro
Mercury 2.5
Mercury 2.5

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Mercury 2.5 costs 70x less per token.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Gemini 1.5 Pro
Input
$3.50
Output
$10.50
Mercury 2.5
Input
$0.04
88× cheaper
Output
$0.15
70× cheaper

Mercury 2.5 is cheaper on both: 88× input, 70× output.

Where to run it

1 host

Gemini 1.5 Pro

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Mercury 2.51 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Inception$0.04 in·$0.15 out·260k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 23 Sep 2026.

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Gemini 1.5 Pro is developed by Google AI while Mercury 2.5 is developed by Inception. Gemini 1.5 Pro has a 1.0M token context window vs Mercury 2.5's 260K. You can compare their actual outputs across 1 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Gemini 1.5 Pro and Mercury 2.5 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 1 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Gemini 1.5 Pro costs $3.5/M input tokens and Mercury 2.5 costs $0.04/M input tokens. Mercury 2.5 is $3.46/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Gemini 1.5 Pro and Mercury 2.5 across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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