Mercury 2

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Pricing data updated:  Prices normalized to USD per 1M tokens Sample workload: 1M input + 500K output
Model Specs
ProviderInception
Model IDinception/mercury-2
Prompt Price
per 1M tokens		$0.25
Completion Price
per 1M tokens		$0.75
Sample Workload Cost
1M input + 500K output		$0.62
Context Window128K
Release Date2026-03-04
Popularity RankUnranked
Daily DemandN/A

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Prices are normalized to USD per 1M tokens.
Mercury 2 Calculating… Estimated monthly API cost
Unit prices $0.25 input / $0.75 output Per 1M tokens

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.

Model Introduction

Mercury 2 is an extremely fast reasoning LLM, and the first reasoning diffusion LLM (dLLM). Instead of generating tokens sequentially, Mercury 2 produces and refines multiple tokens in parallel, achieving...

Best Fit

Mercury 2 is best suited for cost-sensitive production traffic.

Cost Example

A 1M input token plus 500K output token workload is estimated at $0.62.

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