Optimus Alpha has a larger context window than Mercury 2 (1.0M tokens vs 128K tokens).
| Spec | Mercury 2 | Optimus Alpha |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.25/M tokens | — |
| Output price | $0.75/M tokens | — |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | Mar 2026 | Apr 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Optimus Alpha has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window.
Mercury 2 uses 8.2x more emoji
Optimus Alpha has a larger context window than Mercury 2 (1.0M tokens vs 128K tokens).
| Spec | Mercury 2 | Optimus Alpha |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.25/M tokens | — |
| Output price | $0.75/M tokens | — |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 1.0M tokens |
| Released | Mar 2026 | Apr 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Optimus Alpha has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window.
Mercury 2 uses 8.2x more emoji