// Inception
Mercury 2.5
A Inception model. 1 prices across 1 channels side by side, each with its source and check date – plus specs, licence, speed and benchmarks.
- Official in/out per 1M
- —
- Lowest (OpenRouter)
- $0.04 / $0.15
- Context
- 260K
- AA index
- 12.3
Prices checked 2026-10-22Official sources linked on every rowNo estimates
01Specs at a glance
Official values first; gaps filled from OpenRouter’s API where the vendor page is silent.
| Vendor | Inception |
|---|---|
| Context window | 260K (260,000 tokens) |
| Max output | 66K |
| Input | Text |
| Output | Text |
| Tool calling / JSON | Yes / Yes |
| Weights & licence | Closed · Proprietary (API only) |
| Released | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Model IDs | inception/mercury-2.5 |
02Prices on 1 channels
Per 1M tokens, in the currency each source publishes (1 USD = 6.7 CNY for the blended column). Sorted: official first, then cheapest.
| Channel | Source | Input | Output | Cache hit | Blended $ | Context | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter Via OpenRouter / provider listed there | OpenRouter Unverified 10-22 | $0.04 | $0.15 | $0.004 | 0.068 | 260K | OpenRouter list price (lowest-routed); official vendor page not verified |
“Official” = vendor pricing page; “Platform” = the platform’s own pricing page; “OpenRouter” = price listed on OpenRouter, not checked on the platform’s site. Click a source tag to open the original page.
03Where you can use it
Derived only from the price sources above. Country restrictions are set by each vendor – check their terms before you sign up.
- Via OpenRouter / provider listed there
OpenRouter
04Performance
Speed and AA index from Artificial Analysis public leaderboards (not our own tests); benchmark scores from our benchmark library, best result per benchmark.
- AA indexMercury 2.5
- 12.3
- Output speed (median)
- 773 tok/s
- Time to first token
- 3.98s
- AA index per $ (blended)
- 182.83
05Price changes we recorded
All price changes →From our daily re-checks of the sources above.
No price change recorded since we started tracking (2026-10-10).
06More from Inception
FAQ
How much does the Mercury 2.5 API cost?
There is no official pay-as-you-go price in our data. The lowest listed price is $0.04 / $0.15 on OpenRouter.
What is the context window of Mercury 2.5?
260K tokens of context, up to 66K output tokens. Platforms may cap it lower – see the table.
Is Mercury 2.5 open source?
No. It is only available through APIs and the vendor’s apps.