Mercury 2 is cheaper than Kimi K2 Thinking at $0.25/M vs $0.6/M input tokens.
| Spec | Kimi K2 Thinking | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.6/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $2.5/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 262K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Nov 2025 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Kimi K2 Thinking has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window.
Mercury 2 costs 3.3x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 2.4× input, 3.3× output
Mercury 2 uses 8.2x more emoji
Mercury 2 is cheaper than Kimi K2 Thinking at $0.25/M vs $0.6/M input tokens.
| Spec | Kimi K2 Thinking | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.6/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $2.5/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 262K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Nov 2025 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Kimi K2 Thinking has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window.
Mercury 2 costs 3.3x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 2.4× input, 3.3× output
Mercury 2 uses 8.2x more emoji