Mercury 2 is cheaper than GPT-5.6 Sol at $0.25/M vs $5/M input tokens.
| Spec | GPT-5.6 Sol | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $5/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $30/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.1M tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Jul 2026 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GPT-5.6 Sol has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mercury 2 costs 40x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 20× input, 40× output
Mercury 2 uses 2.5x more emoji
Mercury 2 is cheaper than GPT-5.6 Sol at $0.25/M vs $5/M input tokens.
| Spec | GPT-5.6 Sol | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $5/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $30/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.1M tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Jul 2026 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GPT-5.6 Sol has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mercury 2 costs 40x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 20× input, 40× output
Mercury 2 uses 2.5x more emoji