aion-1.0-mini vs mercury-2-instant
Input price
$0.70
$0.25
Output price
$1.40
$0.75
Context window
131K
128K
Throughput
142 tok/s
129 tok/s
Availability
99.4%
99.1%
Cost / task
$0.002
$0.001
Efficiency score
89
89
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
AION-1.0-MINI
MERCURY-2-INST
Chat assistant
$378.00
$165.00
RAG / long context
$966.00
$367.50
Agent / tool use
$1,008
$450.00
Efficiency score: mercury-2-instant
Across price, speed and reliability, mercury-2-instant offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.
Figures are illustrative demo data, not financial advice.
Frequently asked questions
Is aion-1.0-mini or mercury-2-instant cheaper?+
mercury-2-instant has the lower input price — $0.25 vs $0.70 per 1M tokens — so for most blended workloads it is the more cost-effective of the two. Figures are illustrative demo data.
Which should I choose, aion-1.0-mini or mercury-2-instant?+
Across price, speed and reliability, mercury-2-instant offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.