Calculate the cost of using mercury-2 from Inception for your AI applications
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Mode: Chat
Max: 128,000 tokens
Max: 50,000 tokens
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mercury-2 is a chat model from Inception. It is priced at $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $0.75 per 1M output tokens, ranking 740 out of 2168 chat models by cost and cheaper than 64% of models in this category. mercury-2 supports function calling, prompt caching, structured output. It accepts up to 128K input tokens.
Note: Use the interactive calculator above to estimate costs for your specific usage patterns.
Use the maximum token limits shown above to understand the model's capacity. This model can handle up to 128,000 input tokens. The maximum output length is 50,000 tokens.
At $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $0.75 per 1M output tokens, mercury-2 ranks 740 out of 2168 chat models by input cost. It is more affordable compared to the median of $0.55 for chat models, and is cheaper than 64% of models in this category.
mercury-2 is a chat model from Inception, with support for function calling, prompt caching, structured output.
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | vs mercury-2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0 | AWS Bedrock | $0.30 | $2.50 | +20% |
| gpt-5.4-nano | Azure | $0.20 | $1.25 | -20% |
| gpt-5.4-nano-2026-03-17 | Azure | $0.20 | $1.25 | -20% |
Similar chat models from other providers
Yes. mercury-2 costs $0.25 per 1M input tokens compared to amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0's $0.30 per 1M input tokens, making it 20% more affordable. Both are chat models and share support for vision, function calling, reasoning, prompt caching, structured output.
mercury-2 input pricing is $0.25 per 1M tokens, which is 55% below the median of $0.55 for chat models. It ranks 740 out of 2168 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 64% of models in this category. For output, it costs $0.75 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.44.
The most comparable chat models to mercury-2 are: amazon.nova-2-lite-v1:0 from AWS Bedrock ($0.30/1M input tokens); gpt-5.4-nano from Azure ($0.20/1M input tokens); gpt-5.4-nano-2026-03-17 from Azure ($0.20/1M input tokens); gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 from Azure ($0.28/1M input tokens). These alternatives were selected based on similar capabilities, pricing, and provider diversity. You can compare any of these models in detail using the Bifrost Model Library.
mercury-2 is priced based on input and output tokens. Use the interactive calculator at the top of this page to estimate costs for your specific workload. Enter your expected input and output tokens volume and the calculator will show the total cost breakdown. For reference, processing 1M input tokens costs $0.25 and generating 1M output tokens costs $0.75.
