Mercury 2 is cheaper than Llama 3.1 405B at $0.25/M vs $2.7/M input tokens.
| Spec | Llama 3.1 405B | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $2.7/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $3.1/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Jul 2024 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Llama 3.1 405B has the edge: bigger model tier, major provider backing.
Mercury 2 costs 4.1x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 11× input, 4.1× output
Mercury 2 uses 655.4x more bold
Mercury 2 is cheaper than Llama 3.1 405B at $0.25/M vs $2.7/M input tokens.
| Spec | Llama 3.1 405B | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $2.7/M tokens | $0.25/M tokens |
| Output price | $3.1/M tokens | $0.75/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Jul 2024 | Mar 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Llama 3.1 405B has the edge: bigger model tier, major provider backing.
Mercury 2 costs 4.1x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 11× input, 4.1× output
Mercury 2 uses 655.4x more bold