by Inception
Inception: Mercury 2.
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open weights
128K ctx
Cheapest input
$0.25/M
on OpenRouter
Cheapest output
$0.75/M
on OpenRouter
Fastest
337 tok/s
on OpenRouter
Hosted equiv.
~$0.27/hr
@ 100 tok/s on OpenRouter
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...
Where to use it
Cheapest hosted endpoints.
| Provider | Access | $/M in | $/M out | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | api aggregator | $0.25 | $0.75 | Launch ↗ |
Performance
Speed across providers.
Tokens/sec and time-to-first-token measured against the same prompt template on each provider's API.
| Provider | Tokens/sec | TTFT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| OpenRouter | 336.8 | — | 1446 ms |
FAQ
Frequently asked.
How do I run Inception: Mercury 2?
Inception: Mercury 2 is open-weight, so you can self-host on rented GPUs. See the Run It Yourself tab for GPU configurations + cost estimates, or use one of the hosted inference providers listed on this page.
Where can I access Inception: Mercury 2?
Inception: Mercury 2 is available via OpenRouter. Each access option lists its own pricing (per million tokens or hourly hosting).
How much does it cost to run Inception: Mercury 2?
API pricing starts at $0.25/M input tokens and $0.75/M output tokens. Self-hosting cost depends on the GPU you rent — see the Run It Yourself tab.
Is Inception: Mercury 2 open-source or proprietary?
Inception: Mercury 2 is open-weight under the license. You can download and self-host it.
API pricing
Per provider
What it costs per month across providers.
Estimate your monthly bill for Inception: Mercury 2 across every host that publishes per-token pricing. Slide your token volumes; the chart + table re-rank cheapest-first.
Cheapest
$4.0
OpenRouter
$/M input
$0.25
per million tokens
$/M output
$0.75
per million tokens
Providers
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with priced rows
Monthly bill
Cheapest provider on the left.
Total monthly cost — input + output tokens combined.
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Bill breakdown.
| Provider | Monthly total | |
|---|---|---|
| $4.0 | Sign up ↗ |
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Context window
How much it can remember.
128K tokens
≈ 96,000 English words
4K
32K
128K
1M
Capabilities
What it can do.
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JSON mode
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Streaming
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Fine-tuning