Inception model
Mercury 2 API cost calculator
Mercury 2 costs $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $0.75 per 1M output tokens on the Inception API, with a 128K-token context window. A typical request (2K input, 500 output tokens) costs $0.0009 — about $26.25/month at 1,000 requests per day. Use the calculator below to model your exact workload.
Find me a cheaper modelWhat real workloads cost on Mercury 2
| Workload | Tokens (in / out) | Per request | Per 1K requests |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chatbot message | 500 / 300 | $0.0003 | $0.35 |
| RAG query with context | 4,000 / 500 | $0.0014 | $1.38 |
| Document summarization | 20,000 / 1,000 | $0.0057 | $5.75 |
| Agent coding session | 100,000 / 5,000 | $0.03 | $28.75 |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Mercury 2 cost per 1M tokens?
According to current pricing data, Mercury 2 costs $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $0.75 per 1M output tokens. Processing 1M tokens each way costs $1.00.
What does a typical API request to Mercury 2 cost?
A typical request with 2,000 input tokens and 500 output tokens costs $0.0009. At 1,000 requests per day that is $0.88 daily, or about $26.25 per month.
What is Mercury 2's context window?
Mercury 2 supports a 128K-token context window (128,000 tokens).
Does Mercury 2 support prompt caching?
Yes. Cached input tokens cost $0.02 per 1M — a 90% discount versus the standard input rate, which matters for agents and chat apps that resend the same system prompt.
What is a cheaper alternative to Mercury 2?
Ling-2.6-flash from Inclusionai is currently the cheapest comparable option at $0.01 per 1M input tokens versus $0.25 for Mercury 2 — roughly 25x cheaper on input.
Compare all current prices on the live model pricing dashboard, see Mercury 2 vs Ling-2.6-flash pricing, or run Mercury 2 head-to-head against other models in the side-by-side comparison playground.
Pricing data via the OpenRouter models API.