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  5. GPT-6 Astra ProvsMercury 2.5
Updated Sep 2026

GPT-6 Astra ProvsMercury 2.5

Mercury 2.5 is cheaper than GPT-6 Astra Pro at $0.04/M vs $10/M input tokens.

GPT-6 Astra Pro and Mercury 2.5 compared across 2 shared prompts
SpecGPT-6 Astra ProMercury 2.5
Input price$10/M tokens$0.04/M tokens
Output price$50/M tokens$0.15/M tokens
Context window1.1M tokens260K tokens
WeightsClosed—
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2026Sep 2026
Our Verdict
GPT-6 Astra Pro
GPT-6 Astra Pro
Mercury 2.5
Mercury 2.5Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GPT-6 Astra Pro has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.

Mercury 2.5 costs 333x less per token.

Slight edge

Reviewing agent-written code?See a Brief PR report

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

GPT-6 Astra Pro
Input
$10.00
Output
$50.00
Mercury 2.5
Input
$0.04
250× cheaper
Output
$0.15
333× cheaper

Mercury 2.5 is cheaper on both: 250× input, 333× output.

Where to run it

3 hosts

GPT-6 Astra Pro2 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
Azure AI Foundry$10.00 in·$50.00 out·1.1M·99.2% upOpenAI$10.00 in·$50.00 out·1.1M·99.9% 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-6 Astra Pro is developed by OpenAI while Mercury 2.5 is developed by Inception. GPT-6 Astra Pro has a 1.1M token context window vs Mercury 2.5's 260K. You can compare their actual outputs across 2 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. GPT-6 Astra Pro and Mercury 2.5 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 2 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

GPT-6 Astra Pro costs $10/M input tokens and Mercury 2.5 costs $0.04/M input tokens. Mercury 2.5 is $9.96/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-6 Astra 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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