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Mercury 2 vs Voxtral Small 24B 2507

Pick Voxtral Small 24B 2507 for lower cost; pick Mercury 2 only if the larger context window matters more.

Page updated:  Data confirmed:  Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output

Budget verdict

Pick Voxtral Small 24B 2507 for lower cost; pick Mercury 2 only if the larger context window matters more.

On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is estimated at $0.25 vs $0.62 for Mercury 2, saving $0.38 (60% lower).

Cost-first pickVoxtral Small 24B 2507
Context-first pickMercury 2
Sample savings$0.3860%
10x traffic gap$3.75

Mercury 2 has more context, but Voxtral Small 24B 2507 saves $0.38 on the standard workload. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $3.75. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.

Cost sensitivity

Workload Sensitivity

Same prices, different token mixes.

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.

Workload shapeToken mixBetter pickMercury 2Voxtral Small 24B 2507
Input-heavy / RAG5M input + 500K outputVoxtral Small 24B 2507$1.62$0.65
Balanced workload1M input + 1M outputVoxtral Small 24B 2507$1$0.4
Output-heavy chatbot1M input + 5M outputVoxtral Small 24B 2507$4$1.6
Cheaper input Voxtral Small 24B 2507 $0.25 vs $0.1 / 1M

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is $0.15 cheaper per 1M input tokens (60% lower; 2.5x difference).

Cheaper output Voxtral Small 24B 2507 $0.75 vs $0.3 / 1M

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is $0.45 cheaper per 1M output tokens (60% lower; 2.5x difference).

Larger context Mercury 2 128K vs 32K

Mercury 2 has 96K more context (4x larger).

Sample workload Voxtral Small 24B 2507 $0.62 vs $0.25

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is $0.38 cheaper on the standard workload (60% lower).

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Your Workload Cost

Prices are normalized to USD per 1M tokens.
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This estimate uses normalized public API pricing per 1M tokens. It is a planning aid, not a billing quote. Verify provider pricing, limits, and terms before production use.

Quick Decision

Verdict

Voxtral Small 24B 2507 has the lower input price; Voxtral Small 24B 2507 has the lower output price; Mercury 2 offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is cheaper for the standard workload.

For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $0.62 for Mercury 2 and $0.25 for Voxtral Small 24B 2507.

Best Fit

Choose Mercury 2 when you care most about larger context window.

Choose Voxtral Small 24B 2507 when you care most about lower input-token price, and lower output-token price.

Decision Notes
  • On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is estimated at $0.25 vs $0.62 for Mercury 2, saving $0.38 (60% lower).
  • Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is $0.38 cheaper on the standard workload (60% lower).
  • Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is $0.15 cheaper per 1M input tokens (60% lower; 2.5x difference).
  • Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is $0.45 cheaper per 1M output tokens (60% lower; 2.5x difference).
  • Mercury 2 has 96K more context (4x larger).
Head-to-Head Specs
FeatureMercury 2
(Inception)		Voxtral Small 24B 2507
(Mistral)
Input Price
prompt tokens per 1M		$0.25$0.1
Completion Price
per 1M tokens		$0.75$0.3
Sample Workload Cost
1M input + 500K output		$0.62$0.25
Context Window128K32K
Release Date

Use-Case Decision Matrix

Use caseBetter pickWhy
Budget-constrained productionVoxtral Small 24B 2507On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, Voxtral Small 24B 2507 is estimated at $0.25 vs $0.62 for Mercury 2, saving $0.38 (60% lower).
High-volume input processingVoxtral Small 24B 2507Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill.
Long responses and chatbotsVoxtral Small 24B 2507Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens.
RAG or long-document workMercury 2A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files.

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