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Updated Sep 2026

Mercury 2.5vso1

Mercury 2.5 is cheaper than o1 at $0.04/M vs $15/M input tokens.

Mercury 2.5 and o1 compared across 3 shared prompts
SpecMercury 2.5o1
Input price$0.04/M tokens$15/M tokens
Output price$0.15/M tokens$60/M tokens
Context window260K tokens128K tokens
Weights—Closed
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedSep 2026Dec 2024
Our Verdict
Mercury 2.5
Mercury 2.5
o1
o1Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Mercury 2.5 has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

Mercury 2.5 costs 400x less per token.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Mercury 2.5
Input
$0.04
375× cheaper
Output
$0.15
400× cheaper
o1
Input
$15.00
Output
$60.00

Mercury 2.5 is cheaper on both: 375× input, 400× output.

Where to run it

2 hosts

Mercury 2.51 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Inception$0.04 in·$0.15 out·260k·100% up
o11 host
HostInOutContextUptime
OpenAI$15.00 in·$60.00 out·200k·100% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 22 Sep 2026.

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Mercury 2.5 is developed by Inception while o1 is developed by OpenAI. Mercury 2.5 has a 260K token context window vs o1's 128K. You can compare their actual outputs across 3 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Mercury 2.5 and o1 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 3 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Mercury 2.5 costs $0.04/M input tokens and o1 costs $15/M input tokens. Mercury 2.5 is $14.96/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Mercury 2.5 and o1 across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

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