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Mercury 2.5

Mercury 2.5 is listed with its creator unverified. It accepts text input and produces text output. Reported capabilities include reasoning, tool calling, and structured output.

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Modalities

Hosted provider token rates

$0.04 / $0.15

USD per 1M input / output tokens · OpenRouter

Context

260K

Released

2026-09-08

Knowledge cutoff

Unknown

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6 observed offerings · token prices in USD per million where available

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AI/ML API

inception/mercury-2.5

current

Input

$0.2116

Output

$0.7935

Cache

$0.0212

Context

260K

Max output

66K

Reasoning: Yes
Tool calling: Yes
Structured output: Yes
Temperature: Yes

Recent price

Inception

mercury-2.5

current

Input

$0.20

Output

$0.75

Cache

$0.02

Context

260K

Max output

66K

Reasoning: Yes
Tool calling: Yes
Structured output: Yes
Temperature: Yes

Recent price

OpenRouter

inception/mercury-2.5

current

Input

$0.04

Output

$0.15

Cache

$0.004

Context

260K

Max output

66K

Reasoning: Yes
Tool calling: Yes
Structured output: Yes
Temperature: Yes

Recent price

Venice AI

mercury-2-5

current

Input

$0.25

Output

$0.9375

Cache

$0.025

Context

260K

Max output

66K

Reasoning: Yes
Tool calling: Yes
Structured output: Yes
Temperature: Yes

Recent price

Vercel AI Gateway

inception/mercury-2.5

current

Input

$0.04

Output

$0.15

Cache

$0.004

Context

260K

Max output

66K

Reasoning: Yes
Tool calling: Yes
Structured output: Yes
Temperature: Yes

Recent price

Kilo Gateway

inception/mercury-2.5

current

Input

$0.20

Output

$0.75

Cache

$0.02

Context

260K

Max output

66K

Reasoning: Yes
Tool calling: Yes
Structured output: Yes
Temperature: Yes

Recent price

Limits and capabilities reflect each provider’s listed offering. Unknown means support was not reported.

Provider / API ID	Status	Context	Max output	Input	Output	Cache read	Reasoning	Tools	Structured	Temperature
AI/ML API inception/mercury-2.5	currentRecent price	260K	66K	$0.2116	$0.7935	$0.0212	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Inception mercury-2.5	currentRecent price	260K	66K	$0.20	$0.75	$0.02	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
OpenRouter inception/mercury-2.5	currentRecent price	260K	66K	$0.04	$0.15	$0.004	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Venice AI mercury-2-5	currentRecent price	260K	66K	$0.25	$0.9375	$0.025	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Vercel AI Gateway inception/mercury-2.5	currentRecent price	260K	66K	$0.04	$0.15	$0.004	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Kilo Gateway inception/mercury-2.5	currentRecent price	260K	66K	$0.20	$0.75	$0.02	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

Capabilities and limits

Input: text
Output: text
Max output: 66K
Weights: Closed (source-reported)
Release: 2026-09-08
Knowledge cutoff: Unknown
Family: mercury

Reasoning · Tool calling · Structured output

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Model and price history

Latest recorded change: price change · 2026-10-23

Model changes (11)

price change · 2026-10-23

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    "input": "0.27508000",
    "output": "1.03155000",
    "provider": "AI/ML API"
  },
  "after": {
    "input": 0.2116,
    "output": 0.7935,
    "provider": "AI/ML API"
  }
}

price change · 2026-10-21

{
  "before": {
    "input": "0.04000000",
    "output": "0.15000000",
    "provider": "Inception"
  },
  "after": {
    "input": 0.2,
    "output": 0.75,
    "provider": "Inception"
  }
}

source refresh · 2026-10-21

{
  "before": {
    "last_updated_date": "2026-09-10"
  },
  "after": {
    "last_updated_date": "2026-09-08"
  }
}

source refresh · 2026-10-21

{
  "before": {
    "last_updated_date": "2026-09-09"
  },
  "after": {
    "last_updated_date": "2026-09-08"
  }
}

source refresh · 2026-10-20

{
  "before": {
    "supports_structured_output": false
  },
  "after": {
    "supports_structured_output": true
  }
}

price change · 2026-10-07

{
  "before": {
    "input": "0.05000000",
    "output": "0.18750000",
    "provider": "Venice AI"
  },
  "after": {
    "input": 0.25,
    "output": 0.9375,
    "provider": "Venice AI"
  }
}

price change · 2026-09-22

{
  "before": {
    "input": "0.05000000",
    "output": "0.18750000",
    "provider": "Venice AI"
  },
  "after": {
    "input": 0.04999999999999999,
    "output": 0.18749999999999994,
    "provider": "Venice AI"
  }
}

price change · 2026-09-21

{
  "before": {
    "input": "0.05000000",
    "output": "0.18750000",
    "provider": "Venice AI"
  },
  "after": {
    "input": 0.04999999999999999,
    "output": 0.18749999999999994,
    "provider": "Venice AI"
  }
}

price change · 2026-09-20

{
  "before": {
    "input": "0.05000000",
    "output": "0.18750000",
    "provider": "Venice AI"
  },
  "after": {
    "input": 0.04999999999999999,
    "output": 0.18749999999999994,
    "provider": "Venice AI"
  }
}

price change · 2026-09-19

{
  "before": {
    "input": "0.05000000",
    "output": "0.18750000",
    "provider": "Venice AI"
  },
  "after": {
    "input": 0.04999999999999999,
    "output": 0.18749999999999994,
    "provider": "Venice AI"
  }
}

price change · 2026-09-18

{
  "before": {
    "input": "0.05000000",
    "output": "0.18750000",
    "provider": "Venice AI"
  },
  "after": {
    "input": 0.04999999999999999,
    "output": 0.18749999999999994,
    "provider": "Venice AI"
  }
}

Price history (226 observations)

Date	Provider	Input / output
2026-11-02	AI/ML API	$0.2116 / $0.7935
2026-11-02	Inception	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-11-02	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-11-02	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-11-02	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-11-02	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-11-01	AI/ML API	$0.2116 / $0.7935
2026-11-01	Inception	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-11-01	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-11-01	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-11-01	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-11-01	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-31	AI/ML API	$0.2116 / $0.7935
2026-10-31	Inception	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-31	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-31	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-31	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-31	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-30	AI/ML API	$0.2116 / $0.7935
2026-10-30	Inception	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-30	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-30	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-30	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-30	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-29	AI/ML API	$0.2116 / $0.7935
2026-10-29	Inception	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-29	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-29	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-29	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-29	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-28	AI/ML API	$0.2116 / $0.7935
2026-10-28	Inception	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-28	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-28	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-28	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-28	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-27	AI/ML API	$0.2116 / $0.7935
2026-10-27	Inception	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-27	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-27	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-27	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-27	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-27	AI/ML API	$0.2116 / $0.7935
2026-10-27	Inception	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-27	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-27	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-27	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-27	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-27	AI/ML API	$0.2116 / $0.7935
2026-10-27	Inception	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-27	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-27	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-27	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-27	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-27	AI/ML API	$0.2116 / $0.7935
2026-10-27	Inception	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-27	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-27	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-27	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-27	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-26	AI/ML API	$0.2116 / $0.7935
2026-10-26	Inception	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-26	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-26	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-26	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-26	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-25	AI/ML API	$0.2116 / $0.7935
2026-10-25	Inception	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-25	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-25	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-25	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-25	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-24	AI/ML API	$0.2116 / $0.7935
2026-10-24	Inception	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-24	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-24	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-24	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-24	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-24	AI/ML API	$0.2116 / $0.7935
2026-10-24	Inception	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-24	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-24	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-24	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-24	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-24	AI/ML API	$0.2116 / $0.7935
2026-10-24	Inception	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-24	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-24	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-24	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-24	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-23	AI/ML API	$0.2116 / $0.7935
2026-10-23	Inception	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-23	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-23	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-23	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-23	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-23	AI/ML API	$0.2116 / $0.7935
2026-10-23	Inception	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-23	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-23	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-23	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-23	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-23	AI/ML API	$0.2116 / $0.7935
2026-10-23	Inception	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-23	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-23	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-23	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-23	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-23	AI/ML API	$0.2116 / $0.7935
2026-10-23	Inception	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-23	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-23	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-23	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-23	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-23	AI/ML API	$0.2116 / $0.7935
2026-10-23	Inception	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-23	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-23	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-23	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-23	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-22	AI/ML API	$0.2751 / $1.0316
2026-10-22	Inception	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-22	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-22	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-22	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-22	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-21	AI/ML API	$0.2751 / $1.0316
2026-10-21	Inception	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-21	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-21	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-21	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-21	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-20	AI/ML API	$0.2751 / $1.0316
2026-10-20	Inception	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-20	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-20	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-20	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-20	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-19	AI/ML API	$0.2751 / $1.0316
2026-10-19	Inception	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-19	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-19	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-19	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-19	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-18	AI/ML API	$0.2751 / $1.0316
2026-10-18	Inception	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-18	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-18	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-18	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-18	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-17	AI/ML API	$0.2751 / $1.0316
2026-10-17	Inception	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-17	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-17	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-17	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-17	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-12	Inception	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-12	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-12	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-12	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-12	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-12	Inception	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-12	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-12	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-12	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-12	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-11	Inception	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-11	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-11	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-11	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-11	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-10	Inception	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-10	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-10	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-10	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-10	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-09	Inception	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-09	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-09	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-09	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-09	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-09	Inception	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-09	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-09	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-09	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-09	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-08	Inception	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-08	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-08	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-08	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-08	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-07	Inception	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-07	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-10-07	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-10-07	Venice AI	$0.25 / $0.9375
2026-10-07	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-09-22	Inception	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-09-22	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-09-22	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-09-22	Venice AI	$0.05 / $0.1875
2026-09-22	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-09-21	Inception	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-09-21	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-09-21	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-09-21	Venice AI	$0.05 / $0.1875
2026-09-21	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-09-20	Inception	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-09-20	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-09-20	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-09-20	Venice AI	$0.05 / $0.1875
2026-09-20	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-09-19	Inception	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-09-19	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-09-19	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-09-19	Venice AI	$0.05 / $0.1875
2026-09-19	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-09-18	Inception	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-09-18	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-09-18	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-09-18	Venice AI	$0.05 / $0.1875
2026-09-18	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-09-17	Inception	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-09-17	Kilo Gateway	$0.20 / $0.75
2026-09-17	OpenRouter	$0.04 / $0.15
2026-09-17	Venice AI	$0.05 / $0.1875
2026-09-17	Vercel AI Gateway	$0.04 / $0.15