Mercury 2 is cheaper than GPT-6 Astra at $0.25/M vs $10/M input tokens.
| Spec | GPT-6 Astra | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $10/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $50/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.1M tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Sep 2026 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GPT-6 Astra has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mercury 2 costs 67x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 40× input, 67× output
Mercury 2 uses 2.2x more emoji
Mercury 2 is cheaper than GPT-6 Astra at $0.25/M vs $10/M input tokens.
| Spec | GPT-6 Astra | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $10/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $50/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.1M tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Sep 2026 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, GPT-6 Astra has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mercury 2 costs 67x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 40× input, 67× output
Mercury 2 uses 2.2x more emoji