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  5. GPT-5 ProvsMercury 2.5
Updated Sep 2026

GPT-5 ProvsMercury 2.5

Mercury 2.5 is cheaper than GPT-5 Pro at $0.04/M vs $15/M input tokens.

GPT-5 Pro and Mercury 2.5 compared across 20 shared prompts
SpecGPT-5 ProMercury 2.5
Input price$15/M tokens$0.04/M tokens
Output price$120/M tokens$0.15/M tokens
Context window400K tokens260K tokens
WeightsClosed—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedOct 2025Sep 2026
Our Verdict
GPT-5 Pro
GPT-5 Pro
Mercury 2.5
Mercury 2.5Runner-up

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.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GPT-5 Pro
Input
$15.00
Output
$120.00
Mercury 2.5
Input
$0.04
375× cheaper
Output
$0.15
800× cheaper

Mercury 2.5 is cheaper on both: 375× input, 800× output.

Where to run it

2 hosts

GPT-5 Pro1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
OpenAI$15.00 in·$120.00 out·400k·100% up
Mercury 2.51 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Inception$0.04 in·$0.15 out·260k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 22 Sep 2026.

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GPT-5 Pro is developed by OpenAI while Mercury 2.5 is developed by Inception. GPT-5 Pro has a 400K token context window vs Mercury 2.5's 260K. You can compare their actual outputs across 20 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. GPT-5 Pro and Mercury 2.5 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 20 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

GPT-5 Pro costs $15/M input tokens and Mercury 2.5 costs $0.04/M input tokens. Mercury 2.5 is $14.96/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 GPT-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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