Mercury 2.5 is cheaper than GPT-5 Pro at $0.04/M vs $15/M input tokens.
| Spec | GPT-5 Pro | Mercury 2.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $15/M tokens | $0.04/M tokens |
| Output price | $120/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Context window | 400K tokens | 260K tokens |
| Weights | Closed | — |
| Free API (OpenRouter) | No | No |
| Released | Oct 2025 | Sep 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GPT-5 Pro has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mercury 2.5 costs 800x less per token.
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Mercury 2.5 is cheaper on both: 375× input, 800× output.
Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 22 Sep 2026.