Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper than Qwen3.8 Max at $0.04/M vs $2/M input tokens.
| Spec | Mercury 2.5 Preview | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.04/M tokens | $2/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.15/M tokens | $6/M tokens |
| Context window | 260K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Qwen3.8 Max has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window.
Mercury 2.5 Preview costs 40x less per token.
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper on both — 50× input, 40× output
Mercury 2.5 Preview uses 9.9x more transitions
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper than Qwen3.8 Max at $0.04/M vs $2/M input tokens.
| Spec | Mercury 2.5 Preview | Qwen3.8 Max |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.04/M tokens | $2/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.15/M tokens | $6/M tokens |
| Context window | 260K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | Aug 2026 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Qwen3.8 Max has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window.
Mercury 2.5 Preview costs 40x less per token.
Mercury 2.5 Preview is cheaper on both — 50× input, 40× output
Mercury 2.5 Preview uses 9.9x more transitions