Reasoning model for deliberate analysis, multi-step problem solving, and tool use
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...
Context
128K
128,000 tokens
Max output
50K
50,000 tokens
Input
$0.25
per 1M tokens
Output
$0.75
per 1M tokens
Providers
6
6 listings
Intelligence
10.8
Intelligence Index
Pricing
USD per 1M tokens · listed by Inception
| Token type | Standard |
|---|---|
| Input | $0.25 |
| Output | $0.75 |
| Cache read | $0.03 |
Lowest input price across providers: $0.25.
Capabilities
ReasoningYes
Effort: low, medium, high
Tool callYes
Structured outputYes
TemperatureYes
AttachmentsNo
Interleaved reasoningNo
Open weightsNo
ModeratedNo
Input
Text
Output
Text
Benchmarks
Published scores and Design Arena Elo
- Intelligence10.8#151 of 208
- Coding31.1#82 of 112
- Agentic1.6#67 of 86
- Arena999#114 of 128
Rankings
Position on each OneAtlas leaderboard
Providers · 6
6 listings
| Provider | Model ID | Context | Input limit | Output | Input $ | Output $ | Reasoning $ | Cache read | Cache write | Audio in | Audio out | Reasoning | Tools | Structured | Temp. | Updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 AI/ML API | inception/mercury-2 | 128K | — | 50K | $0.26 | $0.79 | — | $0.03 | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feb 24, 2026 |
| Inception | mercury-2 | 128K | — | 50K | $0.25 | $0.75 | — | $0.03 | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feb 24, 2026 |
 Kilo Gateway | inception/mercury-2 | 128K | — | 50K | $0.25 | $0.75 | — | $0.03 | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feb 24, 2026 |
 NanoGPT | mercury-2 | 128K | 128K | 50K | $0.25 | $0.75 | — | $0.03 | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feb 24, 2026 |
 Venice AI | mercury-2 | 128K | — | 50K | $0.31 | $0.94 | — | $0.03 | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feb 24, 2026 |
 Vercel AI Gateway | inception/mercury-2 | 128K | — | 50K | $0.25 | $0.75 | — | $0.03 | — | — | — | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Feb 24, 2026 |