Mercury 2 is cheaper than GPT-5.2 Pro at $0.25/M vs $21/M input tokens.
| Spec | GPT-5.2 Pro | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $21/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $168/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 400K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mercury 2 costs 224x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 84× input, 224× output
Mercury 2 uses 8.2x more emoji
Mercury 2 is cheaper than GPT-5.2 Pro at $0.25/M vs $21/M input tokens.
| Spec | GPT-5.2 Pro | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $21/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $168/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 400K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Dec 2025 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GPT-5.2 Pro has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mercury 2 costs 224x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 84× input, 224× output
Mercury 2 uses 8.2x more emoji