Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper than Llama 4 Maverick at $0.04/M vs $1.5/M input tokens.
| Spec | Llama 4 Maverick | Mercury 2.5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1.5/M tokens | $0.04/M tokens |
| Output price | $2.5/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 260K tokens |
| Released | Apr 2025 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Llama 4 Maverick has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mercury 2.5 Preview costs 17x less per token.
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper on both — 38× input, 17× output
Mercury 2.5 Preview uses 2.2x more transitions
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper than Llama 4 Maverick at $0.04/M vs $1.5/M input tokens.
| Spec | Llama 4 Maverick | Mercury 2.5 Preview |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $1.5/M tokens | $0.04/M tokens |
| Output price | $2.5/M tokens | $0.15/M tokens |
| Context window | 1.0M tokens | 260K tokens |
| Released | Apr 2025 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Llama 4 Maverick has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window, major provider backing.
Mercury 2.5 Preview costs 17x less per token.
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper on both — 38× input, 17× output
Mercury 2.5 Preview uses 2.2x more transitions