Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper than Qwen3 Coder Flash at $0.04/M vs $0.3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Mercury 2.5 Preview | Qwen3 Coder Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.04/M tokens | $0.3/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.15/M tokens | $1.5/M tokens |
| Context window | 260K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Aug 2026 | Sep 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Mercury 2.5 Preview has the edge: newer, bigger context window.
Mercury 2.5 Preview costs 10x less per token.
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper on both — 7.5× input, 10× output
Qwen3 Coder Flash uses 21.6x more emoji
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper than Qwen3 Coder Flash at $0.04/M vs $0.3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Mercury 2.5 Preview | Qwen3 Coder Flash |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.04/M tokens | $0.3/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.15/M tokens | $1.5/M tokens |
| Context window | 260K tokens | 128K tokens |
| Released | Aug 2026 | Sep 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Mercury 2.5 Preview has the edge: newer, bigger context window.
Mercury 2.5 Preview costs 10x less per token.
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper on both — 7.5× input, 10× output
Qwen3 Coder Flash uses 21.6x more emoji