Mercury 2 is cheaper than Sonar Pro Search at $0.25/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Mercury 2 | Sonar Pro Search |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.25/M tokens | $3/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.75/M tokens | $15/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 200K tokens |
| Released | Mar 2026 | Oct 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Sonar Pro Search has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window.
Mercury 2 costs 20x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 12× input, 20× output
Mercury 2 uses 8.2x more emoji
Mercury 2 is cheaper than Sonar Pro Search at $0.25/M vs $3/M input tokens.
| Spec | Mercury 2 | Sonar Pro Search |
|---|---|---|
| Input price | $0.25/M tokens | $3/M tokens |
| Output price | $0.75/M tokens | $15/M tokens |
| Context window | 128K tokens | 200K tokens |
| Released | Mar 2026 | Oct 2025 |
Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Sonar Pro Search has the edge: bigger model tier, bigger context window.
Mercury 2 costs 20x less per token.
Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 12× input, 20× output
Mercury 2 uses 8.2x more emoji