Calculate the cost of using mercury-2.5 from OpenRouter for your AI applications
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Mode: Chat
Max: 260,000 tokens
Max: 65,536 tokens
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mercury-2.5 is a chat model from OpenRouter, one of 463 chat models they offer. It is priced at $0.04 per 1M input tokens and $0.15 per 1M output tokens, ranking 101 out of 3639 chat models by cost and cheaper than 97% of models in this category. mercury-2.5 supports function calling, reasoning, prompt caching, structured output. Its 260K-token context window is in the top 40% among chat models.
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 260,000 input tokens. The maximum output length is 65,536 tokens.
At $0.04 per 1M input tokens and $0.15 per 1M output tokens, mercury-2.5 ranks 101 out of 3639 chat models by input cost. It is more affordable compared to the median of $0.58 for chat models, and is cheaper than 97% of models in this category.
mercury-2.5 is one of 463 OpenRouter chat models, with support for function calling, reasoning, prompt caching, structured output. its 260K-token context window places it in the top 40% of chat models.
| Model | Provider | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens | vs mercury-2.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| gpt-5-nano | Azure | $0.05 | $0.40 | +25% |
| gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07 | Azure | $0.05 | $0.40 | +25% |
| gpt-5-nano | OpenAI | $0.05 | $0.40 | +25% |
Similar chat models from other providers
Yes. mercury-2.5 costs $0.04 per 1M input tokens compared to gpt-5-nano's $0.05 per 1M input tokens, making it 25% more affordable. Both are chat models and share support for vision, function calling, reasoning, prompt caching, structured output.
mercury-2.5 input pricing is $0.04 per 1M tokens, which is 93% below the median of $0.58 for chat models. It ranks 101 out of 3639 chat models by input cost, making it cheaper than 97% of models in this category. For output, it costs $0.15 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $1.66.
Among OpenRouter's 463 chat models, mercury-2.5 ranks 14 by input cost.
The most comparable chat models to mercury-2.5 are: gpt-5-nano from Azure ($0.05/1M input tokens); gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07 from Azure ($0.05/1M input tokens); gpt-5-nano from OpenAI ($0.05/1M input tokens); gpt-5-nano-2025-08-07 from OpenAI ($0.05/1M 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.
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mercury-2.5 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 $0.04 and generating 1M output tokens costs $0.15.