Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper than GPT-5.6 Luna at $0.04/M vs $1/M input tokens.
| Spec | GPT-5.6 Luna | Mercury 2.5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1/M tokens | $0.04/M tokens |
| Output price | $6/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.1M tokens | 260K tokens |
| Released | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Mercury 2.5 Preview costs 40x less per token.
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper on both — 25× input, 40× output
Mercury 2.5 Preview uses 2.0x more transitions
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper than GPT-5.6 Luna at $0.04/M vs $1/M input tokens.
| Spec | GPT-5.6 Luna | Mercury 2.5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1/M tokens | $0.04/M tokens |
| Output price | $6/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.1M tokens | 260K tokens |
| Released | Jul 2026 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.
Mercury 2.5 Preview costs 40x less per token.
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper on both — 25× input, 40× output
Mercury 2.5 Preview uses 2.0x more transitions