Mercury 2 is cheaper than Nova Premier 1.0 at $0.25/M vs $2.5/M input tokens.
| Spec | Mercury 2 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.25/M tokens | $2.5/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.75/M tokens | $12.5/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | Mar 2026 | Oct 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Nova Premier 1.0 has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window.
Mercury 2 costs 17x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 10× input, 17× output
Mercury 2 uses 8.2x more emoji
Mercury 2 is cheaper than Nova Premier 1.0 at $0.25/M vs $2.5/M input tokens.
| Spec | Mercury 2 | Nova Premier 1.0 |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.25/M tokens | $2.5/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.75/M tokens | $12.5/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | Mar 2026 | Oct 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Nova Premier 1.0 has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window.
Mercury 2 costs 17x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 10× input, 17× output
Mercury 2 uses 8.2x more emoji