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Start with Mercury 2 and Mercury 2.5 Preview, or choose any two current ranked language models. Compare capability evidence, price, context, provider availability, and weight access without pretending one field decides every use case.
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Mercury 2 vs Mercury 2.5 Preview
Live dataset updated 9/3/2026, 1:57:38 AM UTC
Open 1200×630 evidence receipt| Field | Mercury 2 Inception Labs | Mercury 2.5 Preview Inception Labs |
|---|---|---|
| ModelCap position | #85 | #94 |
| Index score | 30.8 | 27.8 |
| Evidence | Measured3 public benchmark observations across 3 boards | Estimatedstart rank inherited from the measured predecessor in its own product family, less a fixed succession penalty, until independent measurements replace it |
| Input / 1M | $0.25 | $0.04 |
| Output / 1M | $0.75 | $0.15 |
| Pricing status | fresh | fresh |
| Context | 128K | 260K |
| Providers | 1 | 1 |
| Weight access | API only | API only |
Decision facts
- Mercury 2 is #85; Mercury 2.5 Preview is #94 on the same current language board.
- Index scores are 30.8 for Mercury 2 and 27.8 for Mercury 2.5 Preview.
- Evidence differs: Mercury 2 is Measured; Mercury 2.5 Preview is Estimated.
- Listed output price per 1M tokens is $0.75 for Mercury 2 and $0.15 for Mercury 2.5 Preview.
- Published context is 128,000 tokens for Mercury 2 and 260,000 for Mercury 2.5 Preview.
These are separate published fields, not a synthetic winner. ModelCap does not collapse price, access, context, and capability evidence into a hidden recommendation score.
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