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Updated Feb 2026

MercuryvsQwen3.5 35B A3B

Qwen3.5 35B A3B is cheaper than Mercury at $0.25/M vs $10/M input tokens.

Mercury and Qwen3.5 35B A3B compared across 53 shared prompts
SpecMercuryQwen3.5 35B A3B
Input price$10/M tokens$0.25/M tokens
Output price$10/M tokens$2/M tokens
Context window32K tokens262K tokens
ParametersNot disclosed35B (3B active)
Weights—Open
Free API (OpenRouter)NoNo
ReleasedJun 2025Feb 2026
Our Verdict
Qwen3.5 35B A3B
Qwen3.5 35B A3B
Mercury
MercuryRunner-up

Not enough votes to call it. On the specs, Qwen3.5 35B A3B has the edge: newer, bigger context window.

Qwen3.5 35B A3B costs 5.0x less per token.

Too close to call
API pricing

Cost per 1M tokens

Mercury
Input
$10.00
Output
$10.00
Qwen3.5 35B A3B
Input
$0.25
40× cheaper
Output
$2.00
5.0× cheaper

Qwen3.5 35B A3B is cheaper on both: 40× input, 5.0× output.

Where to run it

7 hosts, cheapest first

Mercury

No hosts listed on OpenRouter.

Qwen3.5 35B A3B7 hosts
HostInOutContextUptime
DDarkbloomfp4$0.08 in·$0.75 out·262k·99.9% upDDeepInfrafp8$0.14 in·$1.00 out·262k·99.9% upPParasailfp8$0.15 in·$1.00 out·262k·99.8% upAlibaba Cloud$0.16 in·$1.30 out·262k·99.9% upAAtlasCloudfp8$0.23 in·$1.80 out·262k·99.3% upVVenice$0.31 in·$1.25 out·256k·99.9% up
1 more hostFewer hosts
SSiliconFlowfp8degraded$0.24 in·$1.80 out·262k·56.2% up

Per million tokens. Prices and uptime via OpenRouter, checked 9 Sep 2026.

Writing DNA

Style Comparison

Similarity
35%

Mercury uses 2.8x more emoji

Mercury
Qwen3.5 35B A3B
60%Vocabulary51%
31wSentence Length15w
0.78Hedging0.39
4.1Bold6.8
2.8Lists4.8
0.03Emoji0.00
0.88Headings0.84
0.06Transitions0.14
Based on 26 + 23 text responses
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