Mercury 2 is cheaper than Gemini 3.5 Flash at $0.25/M vs $1.5/M input tokens.
| Spec | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1.5/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $9/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | May 2026 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Gemini 3.5 Flash has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mercury 2 costs 12x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 6.0× input, 12× output
Mercury 2 uses 8.2x more emoji
Mercury 2 is cheaper than Gemini 3.5 Flash at $0.25/M vs $1.5/M input tokens.
| Spec | Gemini 3.5 Flash | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1.5/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $9/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | May 2026 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Gemini 3.5 Flash has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mercury 2 costs 12x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 6.0× input, 12× output
Mercury 2 uses 8.2x more emoji