Mercury 2 is cheaper than Qwen3.5 397B A17B at $0.25/M vs $0.6/M input tokens.
| Spec | Mercury 2 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.25/M tokens | $0.6/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.75/M tokens | $3.6/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 262K tokens |
| Released | Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Qwen3.5 397B A17B has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window.
Mercury 2 costs 4.8x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 2.4× input, 4.8× output
Qwen3.5 397B A17B uses 2.8x more emoji
Mercury 2 is cheaper than Qwen3.5 397B A17B at $0.25/M vs $0.6/M input tokens.
| Spec | Mercury 2 | Qwen3.5 397B A17B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.25/M tokens | $0.6/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.75/M tokens | $3.6/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 262K tokens |
| Released | Mar 2026 | Feb 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Qwen3.5 397B A17B has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window.
Mercury 2 costs 4.8x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 2.4× input, 4.8× output
Qwen3.5 397B A17B uses 2.8x more emoji