Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is cheaper than Mercury 2 at $0.08/M vs $0.25/M input tokens.
| Spec | Mercury 2 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.25/M tokens | $0.08/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.75/M tokens | $0.2/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | Mar 2026 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has the edge: newer, bigger context window.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning costs 3.8x less per token.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is cheaper on both — 3.1× input, 3.8× output
Mercury 2 uses 1.7x more headings
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is cheaper than Mercury 2 at $0.08/M vs $0.25/M input tokens.
| Spec | Mercury 2 | Nemotron 3.5 Lightning |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.25/M tokens | $0.08/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.75/M tokens | $0.2/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | Mar 2026 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Nemotron 3.5 Lightning has the edge: newer, bigger context window.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning costs 3.8x less per token.
Nemotron 3.5 Lightning is cheaper on both — 3.1× input, 3.8× output
Mercury 2 uses 1.7x more headings