Both models report the same input price at $0.2 per 1M tokens.
API cost decision in 10 seconds
NewricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview vs Mercury 2.5 Preview
Pick ricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview for lower cost; pick Mercury 2.5 Preview only if the larger context window matters more.
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Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens
Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Budget verdict
Pick ricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview for lower cost; pick Mercury 2.5 Preview only if the larger context window matters more.
On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, ricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview is estimated at $0.5 vs $0.57 for Mercury 2.5 Preview, saving $0.07 (13% lower).
Cost-first pickricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview
Context-first pickMercury 2.5 Preview
Sample savings$0.0713%
10x traffic gap$0.75
Mercury 2.5 Preview has more context, but ricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview saves $0.07 on the standard workload. At 10x that traffic, the same price gap is about $0.75. Use the calculator below to replace the sample workload with your own token volume.
Cost sensitivity
Workload Sensitivity
ricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview stays cheaper across input-heavy, balanced, and output-heavy sample workloads.
| Workload shape | Token mix | Better pick | ricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview | Mercury 2.5 Preview |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Input-heavy / RAG | 5M input + 500K output | ricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview | $1.3 | $1.38 |
| Balanced workload | 1M input + 1M output | ricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview | $0.8 | $0.95 |
| Output-heavy chatbot | 1M input + 5M output | ricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview | $3.2 | $3.95 |
ricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview is $0.15 cheaper per 1M output tokens (20% lower; 1.25x difference).
Mercury 2.5 Preview has 243.62K more context (15.9x larger).
ricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview is $0.07 cheaper on the standard workload (13% lower).
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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
both models tie on input price; ricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview has the lower output price; Mercury 2.5 Preview offers the larger context window. For the 1M input plus 500K output sample, ricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview is cheaper for the standard workload.
For a 1M input token plus 500K output token workload, the estimated API cost is $0.5 for ricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview and $0.57 for Mercury 2.5 Preview.
Choose ricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview when you care most about lower output-token price.
Choose Mercury 2.5 Preview when you care most about larger context window.
- On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, ricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview is estimated at $0.5 vs $0.57 for Mercury 2.5 Preview, saving $0.07 (13% lower).
- ricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview is $0.07 cheaper on the standard workload (13% lower).
- Both models report the same input price at $0.2 per 1M tokens.
- ricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview is $0.15 cheaper per 1M output tokens (20% lower; 1.25x difference).
- Mercury 2.5 Preview has 243.62K more context (15.9x larger).
| Feature | NewricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview (ricursiveai) | Mercury 2.5 Preview (Inception) |
|---|---|---|
| Input Price prompt tokens per 1M | $0.2 | $0.2 |
| Completion Price per 1M tokens | $0.6 | $0.75 |
| Sample Workload Cost 1M input + 500K output | $0.5 | $0.57 |
| Context Window | 16.38K | 260K |
| Release Date |
Use-Case Decision Matrix
| Use case | Better pick | Why |
|---|---|---|
| Budget-constrained production | ricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview | On the standard 1M input plus 500K output workload, ricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview is estimated at $0.5 vs $0.57 for Mercury 2.5 Preview, saving $0.07 (13% lower). |
| High-volume input processing | Tie | Lower prompt-token price matters most when prompts, retrieved passages, or documents dominate the bill. |
| Long responses and chatbots | ricursiveAI/Ripple-65B-Preview | Lower output-token price matters most when assistants generate many completion tokens. |
| RAG or long-document work | Mercury 2.5 Preview | A larger context window leaves more room for retrieved passages, conversation history, or source files. |
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