Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper than MiniMax M1 at $0.04/M vs $0.3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Mercury 2.5 Preview | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.04/M tokens | $0.3/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.15/M tokens | $1.65/M tokens |
| Context window | 260K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | Aug 2026 | Jun 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, MiniMax M1 has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window.
Mercury 2.5 Preview costs 11x less per token.
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper on both — 7.5× input, 11× output
MiniMax M1 uses 34.1x more emoji
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper than MiniMax M1 at $0.04/M vs $0.3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Mercury 2.5 Preview | MiniMax M1 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.04/M tokens | $0.3/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.15/M tokens | $1.65/M tokens |
| Context window | 260K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | Aug 2026 | Jun 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, MiniMax M1 has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window.
Mercury 2.5 Preview costs 11x less per token.
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper on both — 7.5× input, 11× output
MiniMax M1 uses 34.1x more emoji