Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) is cheaper than Mercury 2 at $0.175/M vs $0.25/M input tokens.
| Spec | Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.175/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $3.5/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Apr 2025 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Mercury 2 costs 4.7x less per token.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) wins input (1.4× cheaper)·Mercury 2 wins output (4.7× cheaper)
Mercury 2 uses 8.2x more emoji
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) is cheaper than Mercury 2 at $0.175/M vs $0.25/M input tokens.
| Spec | Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.175/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $3.5/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Apr 2025 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Mercury 2 costs 4.7x less per token.
Gemini 2.5 Flash Preview (thinking) wins input (1.4× cheaper)·Mercury 2 wins output (4.7× cheaper)
Mercury 2 uses 8.2x more emoji