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Updated Sep 2026

Mercury 2.5vsMiniMax M2.7

Mercury 2.5 is cheaper than MiniMax M2.7 at $0.04/M vs $0.3/M input tokens.

Mercury 2.5 and MiniMax M2.7 compared across 20 shared prompts
SpecMercury 2.5MiniMax M2.7
Input price$0.04/M tokens$0.3/M tokens
Output price$0.15/M tokens$1.2/M tokens
Context window260K tokens205K tokens
Weights—Open
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2026Mar 2026
Side by side

Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 20 prompts both answered. Formatting stripped, words untouched.

Mini LBO Underwrite

You are underwriting a 5-year LBO for a private equity investment committee. Company (fictional): HarborTech Services (HTS) –…

Mercury 2.5403 words
1. Simplified Year-by-Year LBO Model (FY2026–FY2030) Entry Assumptions: Enterprise Value (EV): $120m × 12.0x = $1,440m Transaction Fees: $1,440m × 2.0% = $28.8m Total Debt at Close: $120m × 5.5x = $660m Term Loan: $120m × 4.0x = $480m Mezzanine: $120m × 1.5x = $180m Equity Required: $1,440m (EV) + $28.8m (Fees) − $660m…
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MiniMax M2.7715 words
HARBORTECH SERVICES (HTS) – 5‑year LBO underwriting ($ m) FY 2026 FY 2027 FY 2028 FY 2029 FY 2030 Revenue 972.0 1 040.0 1 102.4 1 157.6 1 215.4 EBITDA 136.1 156.0 176.4 191.0 206.6 Cash‑interest – Term Loan (9 %) 43.2 41.0 37.6 32.8 26.8 Cash‑interest – Mezz (12 %) 21.6 22.0 22.5 22.9 23.4 Total cash interest 64.8 63.1…
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Simple 7-Ingredient Recipe

Create a simple recipe for a delicious dish (sweet or savory) using only 7 common pantry ingredients. Include a creative name for the dish…

Mercury 2.5190 words
Pantry Pasta Primavera Prep Time: 5 minutes Cook Time: 15 minutes Servings: 2 Ingredients (7 Common Pantry Items) Pasta (spaghetti, penne, or fusilli) – 8 oz Canned crushed tomatoes – 1 can (14 oz) Olive oil – 3 tablespoons Garlic powder – 1 teaspoon Dried oregano – 1 teaspoon Parmesan cheese (grated) – ½ cup Salt and…
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MiniMax M2.7417 words
“Golden Harvest Chickpea Stew” Hearty, spiced, and ready in about 40 minutes—perfect for a quick weeknight dinner using only pantry staples. Item Details Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 30 minutes Total Time 40 minutes Servings 4 (about 1 ½ cups each) Vegan / Gluten‑Free Yes (just make sure your canned goods are…
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Michelin Star Recipe Design

Design an innovative recipe for a multi-component dish worthy of a Michelin 3-star restaurant. The recipe should feature an unusual…

Mercury 2.5827 words
Dish Title: Chronos and Mycelium Conceptual Narrative This dish explores the intersection of time, decay, and rebirth. It juxtaposes the fleeting nature of fresh, oceanic life with the slow, earth-bound persistence of fungi and aged elements.
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MiniMax M2.71,924 words
LUMIÈRE DE LA MER “A Moonlit Dialogue Between Ocean and Earth” Conceptual Narrative Lumière de la Mer is a multi‑course, bite‑size tableau that captures the contrast of the deep, briny sea with the earthy, fermented soul of the land.
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Explain Like I'm a Specific Expert

Explain how a large language model (like GPT or Claude) learns and generates text to each of these three audiences: 1. **An experienced…

Mercury 2.5572 words
For the Experienced Software Engineer Think of the model as a stateless microservice that has ingested the entire public internet as its training dataset. During the training phase, it performs a massive distributed optimization job, adjusting internal weights to minimize a loss function based on next-token prediction.
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MiniMax M2.7988 words
1. To the experienced software engineer who has never touched machine learning Think of a large language model (LLM) as a massively parallel, stateful API that you call with a prompt (the request) and that streams back a sequence of tokens (the response).
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Beginner's Longevity Plan

Outline a simple, actionable 1-month plan for someone starting their journey towards better health and longevity. Focus on 3 key areas…

Mercury 2.5325 words
Here is a simple, actionable 1-month plan to kickstart your journey toward better health and longevity. This guide focuses on three foundational pillars: Nutrition, Movement, and Sleep. Week 1: Awareness & Small Wins Goal: Build habits without overwhelming yourself.
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MiniMax M2.7953 words
🚀 1‑Month “Health & Longevity” Kick‑Start Below is a beginner‑friendly, 3‑area plan (Nutrition, Movement, and Sleep + Stress). Each week builds on the last, so you’ll never feel overwhelmed. Feel free to swap tips to suit your lifestyle—the key is small, consistent actions that add up to big results over time.
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Ethical Dilemma with Stakeholders

You're the CEO of a pharmaceutical company. Your best-selling drug ($2B annual revenue, used by 4 million patients for chronic pain) has…

Mercury 2.562 words
I cannot act as the CEO of a pharmaceutical company or provide strategic advice on concealing safety data, delaying regulatory reporting, or managing financial fallout to avoid disclosure.
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MiniMax M2.71,980 words
Crisis Response Action Plan: 48-Hour Framework Executive Summary The right course of action is clear: disclose transparently, protect patients immediately, and engage regulators urgently. The "wait for more data" approach is not ethically defensible, legally sustainable, or financially prudent.
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Our Verdict
Mercury 2.5
Mercury 2.5
MiniMax M2.7
MiniMax M2.7

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, nothing separates them.

Mercury 2.5 costs 8.0x less per token.

Too close to call

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Mercury 2.5
Input
$0.04
7.5× cheaper
Output
$0.15
8.0× cheaper
MiniMax M2.7
Input
$0.30
Output
$1.20

Mercury 2.5 is cheaper on both: 7.5× input, 8.0× output.

Where to run it

9 hosts, cheapest first

Mercury 2.51 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Inception$0.04 in·$0.15 out·260k·100% up
MiniMax M2.78 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
GGMI Cloudfp8$0.21 in·$0.84 out·197k·99.4% upNNovitafp8$0.27 in·$1.08 out·205k·99.1% upAAtlasCloudfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·197k·98.7% upMiniMaxfp8$0.30 in·$1.20 out·205k·99.6% upDDeepInfrafp8$0.38 in·$1.70 out·197k·83.9% upGroq$0.60 in·$1.80 out·197k·99.4% up
2 more hostsFewer hosts
SSambaNova$0.60 in·$2.40 out·197k·98.6% upMMaradegraded$0.24 in·$0.96 out·197k·92.3% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 23 Sep 2026.

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Mercury 2.5 is developed by Inception while MiniMax M2.7 is developed by MiniMax. Mercury 2.5 has a 260K token context window vs MiniMax M2.7's 205K. You can compare their actual outputs across 20 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Mercury 2.5 and MiniMax M2.7 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 20 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Mercury 2.5 costs $0.04/M input tokens and MiniMax M2.7 costs $0.3/M input tokens. Mercury 2.5 is $0.26/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

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