What is the difference between Mercury and Mercury 2?

Both are developed by Inception but target different use cases. Mercury has a 32K token context window vs Mercury 2's 128K. You can compare their actual outputs across 53 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Mercury or Mercury 2?

It depends on your use case. Mercury and Mercury 2 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 53 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Mercury cost compared to Mercury 2?

Mercury costs $10/M input tokens and Mercury 2 costs $0.25/M input tokens. Mercury 2 is $9.75/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Mercury and Mercury 2 on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Mercury and Mercury 2 across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

What is the difference between Mercury and Mercury 2?

Both are developed by Inception but target different use cases. Mercury has a 32K token context window vs Mercury 2's 128K. You can compare their actual outputs across 53 challenges on Rival to see how they differ in practice.

Which is better, Mercury or Mercury 2?

It depends on your use case. Mercury and Mercury 2 each have strengths in different areas. Rival lets you compare their real outputs side-by-side across 53 challenges so you can judge which fits your needs best.

How much does Mercury cost compared to Mercury 2?

Mercury costs $10/M input tokens and Mercury 2 costs $0.25/M input tokens. Mercury 2 is $9.75/M cheaper per input. Check their side-by-side outputs on Rival to see if the price difference is justified by quality.

How can I compare Mercury and Mercury 2 on Rival?

This page shows a side-by-side comparison of Mercury and Mercury 2 across shared challenges. You can vote on which model produced the better output in a blind duel. Browsing and voting are free. No account is needed to look; signing in only saves your votes and likes.

Mercury vs Mercury 2: Which Is Better?

Updated Mar 2026

Our Verdict

Mercury 2

MercuryRunner-up

No community votes yet. On paper, Mercury 2 has the edge — newer, bigger context window.

Mercury 2 is 13x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.

Too close to call

What do Mercury and Mercury 2 say about your brand?

10 models, one question, verbatim receipts.

or peek at a demo: Notion Linear Vercel

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Mercury

Input

$10.00

Output

$10.00

Mercury 2

Input

$0.25

40× cheaper

Output

$0.75

13× cheaper

Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 40× input, 13× output

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity

90%

Mercury 2 uses 4.2x more transitions

Mercury

Mercury 2

55%Vocabulary53%

40wSentence Length22w

0.39Hedging0.40

4.9Bold6.6

3.8Lists2.6

0.04Emoji0.08

1.04Headings0.87

0.03Transitions0.14

Based on 17 + 23 text responses

Research

What we learned reading every model

FAQ

Common questions

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Updated Mar 2026

Our Verdict

Mercury 2

MercuryRunner-up

No community votes yet. On paper, Mercury 2 has the edge — newer, bigger context window.

Mercury 2 is 13x cheaper per token — worth considering if cost matters.

Too close to call

What do Mercury and Mercury 2 say about your brand?

10 models, one question, verbatim receipts.

or peek at a demo: Notion Linear Vercel

API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Mercury

Input

$10.00

Output

$10.00

Mercury 2

Input

$0.25

40× cheaper

Output

$0.75

13× cheaper

Mercury 2 is cheaper on both — 40× input, 13× output

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity

90%

Mercury 2 uses 4.2x more transitions

Mercury

Mercury 2

55%Vocabulary53%

40wSentence Length22w

0.39Hedging0.40

4.9Bold6.6

3.8Lists2.6

0.04Emoji0.08

1.04Headings0.87

0.03Transitions0.14

Based on 17 + 23 text responses

Research

What we learned reading every model

FAQ

Common questions

Keep exploring

More comparisons

Mercury vs MiniMax M3New provider

Mercury vs GPT OSS 20BNew provider

Mercury vs Grok 3New provider