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Updated Apr 2026

Mercury 2vsNemotron 3 Nano Omni (free)

Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free) is cheaper than Mercury 2 at $0/M vs $0.25/M input tokens.

Mercury 2 and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free) compared across 17 shared prompts
SpecMercury 2Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free)
Input price$0.25/M tokensFree
Output price$0.75/M tokensFree
Context window128K tokens256K tokens
Free API (OpenRouter)NoYes (1 provider)
ReleasedMar 2026Apr 2026
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Same prompt, both answers

Opening lines from 6 of the 17 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 2736 words
HarborTech Services (HTS) – 5‑yr LBO (FY2026‑FY2030) All figures are $ m (rounded to two decimals). FY Revenue EBITDA Term‑Loan Int. (9%) Mezz Int. (12%) Total Int. Cash Tax (25% of EBITDA‑Int.) Capex (3% Rev) ΔNWC (0.5% ΔRev) Required Amort. (4.8) Free Cash Flow (EBITDA‑Int‑Tax‑Capex‑ΔNWC‑Amort.)
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Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free)1,246 words
We need to build a simplified year-by-year table FY2026-FY2030. First, compute initial purchase price: EBITDA FY2025 = $120m. Purchase price = 12.0x EBITDA = 12 * 120 = $1,440m (enterprise value). Transaction fees = 2.0% of EV = 0.02 * 1440 = $28.8m, paid at close from equity. Total leverage at close = 5.5x EBITDA.
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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 2291 words
Golden‑Crunch Oatmeal Squares A sweet, chewy snack that comes together with just seven pantry staples. Ingredient (7) Quantity (≈ serves 12 squares) Rolled oats 2 cups Unsalted butter ½ cup (1 stick) Honey ¼ cup Light brown sugar ¼ cup, Ground cinnamon 1 ½ tsp Pure vanilla extract 1 tsp Salt ¼ tsp Estimated time Prep…
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Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free)326 words
Dish Name: Sunset Tomato‑Garlic Pasta Estimated Time: Prep 10 min   Cook 20 min   Total ≈ 30 min 7 Pantry Ingredients # Ingredient Quantity (serves 2) 1 Spaghetti (or any dried pasta) 200 g (≈ 7 oz) 2 Canned crushed tomatoes 1 cup (≈ 240 ml) 3 Garlic cloves 2 large, minced 4 Onion ½ medium, finely diced 5 Olive oil…
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Debug This Architecture

Here's the architecture for a real-time collaborative document editor (like Google Docs): **System Overview:** - Frontend: React SPA with…

Mercury 22,072 words
Below is a structured “failure‑mode → mitigation” map for the architecture you described. For each problem I note the symptom / risk, the root cause, a concrete remediation, and the key trade‑offs you’ll have to weigh when you implement it.
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Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free)130 words
We need to list potential failure modes, race conditions, scaling bottlenecks, and propose specific solutions with trade-offs. Must be thorough. Consider WebSocket, load balancer, statelessness, DB writes, replication, polling, timestamp reliance, concurrency, partition tolerance, network partitions, server crashes…
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Advanced Longevity Plan (Biohacker)

Develop a comprehensive, cutting-edge 3-month longevity plan for a biohacker aiming to optimize longevity, physical and cognitive…

Mercury 22,100 words
3‑Month “Longevity‑Optimization” Blueprint for the Advanced Bio‑Hacker (All recommendations are research‑backed, but not a substitute for professional medical advice. Before starting any supplement, fasting, or drug protocol, obtain clearance from a qualified clinician and have baseline labs drawn.)
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Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free)3,140 words
3‑Month “Longevity‑Performance” Blueprint Target: Bio‑hacker (25‑45 y, healthy but wants to maximise lifespan, physical power, and cognitive sharpness). Duration: 12 weeks (≈3 months) – broken into three 4‑week phases. Core Principle: Measure → Optimize → Re‑measure.
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Startup Pitch Teardown

Here's a pitch deck summary for a startup called "MindMeld AI": **Slide 1 - Vision:** "We're building the future of human-AI collaboration.…

Mercury 2900 words
Below are the three statements that, in a typical investor‑review, would raise the most skepticism, why they are vulnerable, and concrete ways to turn them into credible, fundable talking points. 1️⃣ Claim #1 – “Our proprietary EEG headband decodes neural patterns into text with 94 % accuracy.”
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Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free)540 words
The three weakest claims in the deck – and why they don’t hold up under scrutiny # Claim (as written) Why it’s weak (evidence / logical gaps) How to make it credible (concrete improvements) 1 Vision – “We’re building the future of human‑AI collaboration.
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Historical Counterfactual Analysis

If the transistor had been invented in 1920 instead of 1947, trace the likely technological, economic, and geopolitical implications through…

Mercury 22,965 words
Executive summary If a practical point‑contact transistor had been demonstrated in 1920 (instead of 1947) the whole post‑World‑War‑II technological trajectory would have been compressed by roughly 15‑20 years.
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Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free)2,564 words
Premise – The point‑contact transistor is invented in 1920 (instead of 1947) and quickly becomes a reliable, reproducible solid‑state amplifier. By the mid‑1920s a handful of laboratories are already producing germanium‑based devices, and by the early 1930s a modest “transistor industry” exists, albeit with low yields…
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Our Verdict
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free)
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free)
Mercury 2
Mercury 2Runner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free) has the edge: bigger model tier, newer, bigger context window.

Slight edge

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API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Mercury 2
Input
$0.25
Output
$0.75
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free)
Input
$0.000
Output
$0.000
Where to run it

2 hosts

Mercury 21 host
HostInOutContextUptime
Inception$0.25 in·$0.75 out·128k·100% up
Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free)1 host
HostInOutContextUptime
NVIDIAdegraded$0 in·$0 out·256k·77.6% up

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

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Mercury 2 is developed by Inception while Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free) is developed by NVIDIA. Mercury 2 has a 128K token context window vs Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free)'s 256K. You can compare their actual outputs across 17 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

It depends on your use case. Mercury 2 and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free) each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 17 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

Mercury 2 costs $0.25/M input tokens and Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free) costs $0/M input tokens. Nemotron 3 Nano Omni (free) is $0.25/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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