AI Model Comparison

Mercury 2

Mercury 2 — Inception Labs multimodal model with an Intelligence Index of 29, a 131K-token context window and a blended price of $0.14/1M tokens (open weights).

Key specifications

Intelligence Index29
Coding Index
Agentic Index
Arena Elo
Context window (K tokens)131
Blended price ($/1M tokens)0.1
Output speed (tokens/s)763

About Mercury 2

The Mercury 2 is a multimodal model from Inception Labs with an Intelligence Index of 29.0 and a 131K-token context window. It runs at a blended price of $0.14 per million tokens and generates about 763 tokens/s. It is open weights, so it can also be self-hosted. Leaderboard indices are a strong signal but only part of real-world quality, which also depends on tool use, latency and task fit.

The comparisons below show how Mercury 2 stacks up against the alternatives people most often weigh against it, with the specific numbers laid out side by side.

Frequently asked questions

Is the Mercury 2 any good?

Mercury 2 — Inception Labs multimodal model with an Intelligence Index of 29, a 131K-token context window and a blended price of $0.14/1M tokens (open weights).

What are the key specs of the Mercury 2?

See the specification table above for the full breakdown.

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Last updated 2026-07-01

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