tongyi-deepresearch-30b-a3b vs mercury
Input price
$0.09
$0.25
Output price
$0.45
$0.75
Context window
131K
128K
Throughput
157 tok/s
170 tok/s
Availability
99.3%
97.9%
Cost / task
$0.000
$0.001
Efficiency score
89
89
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Metric
TONGYI-DEEPRES
MERCURY
Chat assistant
$81.00
$165.00
RAG / long context
$148.50
$367.50
Agent / tool use
$226.80
$450.00
Efficiency score: tongyi-deepresearch-30b-a3b
Across price, speed and reliability, tongyi-deepresearch-30b-a3b 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 tongyi-deepresearch-30b-a3b or mercury cheaper?+
tongyi-deepresearch-30b-a3b has the lower input price — $0.09 vs $0.25 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, tongyi-deepresearch-30b-a3b or mercury?+
Across price, speed and reliability, tongyi-deepresearch-30b-a3b offers the stronger overall balance for most workloads — but the right pick depends on your exact mix of input, output and latency needs.