Mercury 2 is cheaper than Qwen3.8 27B at $0.25/M vs $0.4/M input tokens.
| Spec | Mercury 2 | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.25/M tokens | $0.4/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.75/M tokens | $3/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 262K tokens |
| Released | Mar 2026 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Qwen3.8 27B has the edge: newer, bigger context window.
Mercury 2 costs 4.0x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 1.6× input, 4.0× output
Mercury 2 uses 8.2x more emoji
Mercury 2 is cheaper than Qwen3.8 27B at $0.25/M vs $0.4/M input tokens.
| Spec | Mercury 2 | Qwen3.8 27B |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.25/M tokens | $0.4/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.75/M tokens | $3/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 262K tokens |
| Released | Mar 2026 | Aug 2026 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Qwen3.8 27B has the edge: newer, bigger context window.
Mercury 2 costs 4.0x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 1.6× input, 4.0× output
Mercury 2 uses 8.2x more emoji