LIVE
BODYBUILDER$-1000000.00▼ 5.4%
MINIMAX-M2.7$1.20▼ 7.2%
QWEN-PLUS-2025$0.78▼ 28.3%
DEEPSEEK-AI$0.00▼ 27.0%
GPT-4.1-NANO$0.40▼ 13.0%
GLM-4-LONG$0.00▼ 14.1%
GROK-4.1-FAST$0.50▼ 16.4%
GROK-4-FAST-RE$0.50▼ 17.1%
GOOGLE$0.00▼ 13.0%
LLAMA-4-MAVERI$0.60▼ 11.9%
GROK-4-FAST-NO$0.50▼ 14.3%
GROK-4-FAST$0.50▼ 6.0%
GROK-4-1-FAST-$0.50▼ 31.2%
MINIMAX-M2.5$0.99▲ 10.7%
GOOGLE$1.50▼ 3.4%
GOOGLE$0.00▼ 27.8%
XAI$0.00▲ 4.5%
-CF$0.00▼ 9.7%
GEMINI-3.1-FLA$1.50▲ 9.4%
MINIMAX-M2.7$0.00▼ 9.9%
GPT-4.1-MINI-2$1.60▼ 31.8%
DEEPSEEK$0.28▼ 2.2%
LYRIA-3-PRO-PR$0.00▼ 29.4%
LYRIA-3-CLIP-P$0.00▼ 22.9%
MINIMAX-M2.1$0.95▲ 2.6%
MINIMAX-01$1.10▲ 8.0%
MINIMAX-M3$1.20▼ 6.1%
GEMINI-2.5-FLA$0.40▼ 28.8%
BODYBUILDER$-1000000.00▼ 5.4%
MINIMAX-M2.7$1.20▼ 7.2%
QWEN-PLUS-2025$0.78▼ 28.3%
DEEPSEEK-AI$0.00▼ 27.0%
GPT-4.1-NANO$0.40▼ 13.0%
GLM-4-LONG$0.00▼ 14.1%
GROK-4.1-FAST$0.50▼ 16.4%
GROK-4-FAST-RE$0.50▼ 17.1%
GOOGLE$0.00▼ 13.0%
LLAMA-4-MAVERI$0.60▼ 11.9%
GROK-4-FAST-NO$0.50▼ 14.3%
GROK-4-FAST$0.50▼ 6.0%
GROK-4-1-FAST-$0.50▼ 31.2%
MINIMAX-M2.5$0.99▲ 10.7%
GOOGLE$1.50▼ 3.4%
GOOGLE$0.00▼ 27.8%
XAI$0.00▲ 4.5%
-CF$0.00▼ 9.7%
GEMINI-3.1-FLA$1.50▲ 9.4%
MINIMAX-M2.7$0.00▼ 9.9%
GPT-4.1-MINI-2$1.60▼ 31.8%
DEEPSEEK$0.28▼ 2.2%
LYRIA-3-PRO-PR$0.00▼ 29.4%
LYRIA-3-CLIP-P$0.00▼ 22.9%
MINIMAX-M2.1$0.95▲ 2.6%
MINIMAX-01$1.10▲ 8.0%
MINIMAX-M3$1.20▼ 6.1%
GEMINI-2.5-FLA$0.40▼ 28.8%
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mercury

Inception
Efficiency score
89/100
−29.6%
Input price
$0.25/ 1M tokens
Output price
$0.75/ 1M tokens
Context window
128K
Throughput
170tok/s
Availability
97.9%
Cost / task
$0.001

Capabilities

Accepts (input)
Text
Produces (output)
Text

7-day heat trend

−29.6%

Pricing breakdown

Input price
$0.25/ 1M tokens
$0.0003 / 1K
Output price
$0.75/ 1M tokens
$0.0008 / 1K
Blended price
$0.63/ 1M tokens
$0.0006 / 1K

Typical 3:1 output-to-input mix, per 1M tokens

Estimated monthly cost by workload

Chat assistant
$165.00/ mo
1K in · 400 out · 10K req/day
RAG / long context
$367.50/ mo
8K in · 600 out · 5K req/day
Agent / tool use
$450.00/ mo
3K in · 1.5K out · 8K req/day
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Market position

  • Cheaper than 26% of tracked models
  • Faster than 93% of tracked models
  • Efficiency rank: #326 of 1105

Best suited for

General-purpose text generation, chat, summarization and content workloads where broad capability and low cost matter most.

About mercury

Mercury is the first diffusion large language model (dLLM). Applying a breakthrough discrete diffusion approach, the model runs 5-10x faster than even speed optimized models like GPT-4.1 Nano and Claude...

mercury is a Text model from Inception (US). HotON.ai tracks it at $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $0.75 per 1M output tokens, with a 128K-token context window, ~170 tokens/sec throughput and 97.9% availability. Its composite efficiency score is 89/100 at an estimated $0.001 per successful task.

Compare mercury

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Frequently asked questions

How much does mercury cost per 1M tokens?+

mercury is tracked at $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $0.75 per 1M output tokens. A typical 3:1 output-to-input workload blends to roughly $0.63 per 1M tokens. Figures are illustrative demo data.

What is mercury best for?+

General-purpose text generation, chat, summarization and content workloads where broad capability and low cost matter most.

How fast is mercury?+

mercury delivers about 170 tokens/sec with 97.9% tracked availability, suitable for latency-sensitive, real-time applications.

Is mercury cheaper than other AI models?+

Within the HotON.ai tracked set, mercury is cheaper than 26% of models on input price and ranks #326 of 1105 by overall efficiency.

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Pricing is real (via the TestKey catalog, updated daily). Quality (Arena Elo) is real where the model is ranked on LMArena. Speed, availability and efficiency are modeled estimates.