Mercury 2.5 is cheaper than Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20 (thinking) at $0.04/M vs $0.15/M input tokens.
| Spec | Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview 05-20 (thinking) | Mercury 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.15/M tokens | $0.04/M tokens |
| Output price | $3.5/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 260K tokens |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | May 2025 | Sep 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Mercury 2.5 costs 23x less per token.
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Mercury 2.5 is cheaper on both: 3.8× input, 23× output.
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Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 23 Sep 2026.