Mercury 2 is cheaper than Inkling at $0.25/M vs $1/M input tokens.
| Spec | Inkling | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $4.05/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Jul 2026 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Inkling has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Mercury 2 costs 5.4x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 4.0× input, 5.4× output
Mercury 2 uses 2.4x more transitions
Mercury 2 is cheaper than Inkling at $0.25/M vs $1/M input tokens.
| Spec | Inkling | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $4.05/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Jul 2026 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Inkling has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Mercury 2 costs 5.4x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 4.0× input, 5.4× output
Mercury 2 uses 2.4x more transitions