Arena Elo 1165Human-preference rating · LMArena (shown where the model is ranked)
Capabilities
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Typical 3:1 output-to-input mix, per 1M tokens
Estimated monthly cost by workload
Market position
- Cheaper than 26% of tracked models
- Faster than 17% of tracked models
- Efficiency rank: #328 of 1105
Best suited for
General-purpose text generation, chat, summarization and content workloads where broad capability and low cost matter most.
About mercury-2-instant
Inception Mercury 2 Instant is the low-latency reasoning_effort mode for near-realtime chat workflows.
mercury-2-instant 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, ~129 tokens/sec throughput and 99.1% availability. Its composite efficiency score is 89/100 at an estimated $0.001 per successful task.
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How much does mercury-2-instant cost per 1M tokens?+
mercury-2-instant 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-2-instant best for?+
General-purpose text generation, chat, summarization and content workloads where broad capability and low cost matter most.
How fast is mercury-2-instant?+
mercury-2-instant delivers about 129 tokens/sec with 99.1% tracked availability, suitable for latency-sensitive, real-time applications.
Is mercury-2-instant cheaper than other AI models?+
Within the HotON.ai tracked set, mercury-2-instant is cheaper than 26% of models on input price and ranks #328 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.