Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper than Mercury at $0.3/M vs $10/M input tokens.
| Spec | Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct | Mercury |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.3/M tokens | $10/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.6/M tokens | $10/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 32K tokens |
| Released | Nov 2025 | Jun 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct costs 17x less per token.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper on both — 33× input, 17× output
Mercury uses 4.3x more emoji
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper than Mercury at $0.3/M vs $10/M input tokens.
| Spec | Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct | Mercury |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.3/M tokens | $10/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.6/M tokens | $10/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 32K tokens |
| Released | Nov 2025 | Jun 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct costs 17x less per token.
Kimi Linear 48B A3B Instruct is cheaper on both — 33× input, 17× output
Mercury uses 4.3x more emoji