Key Takeaways
Mercury wins:
- No clear advantages in compared metrics
Mercury 2 wins:
- Faster response time
- Higher intelligence benchmark
- Better at coding
Price Advantage
Mercury
Benchmark Advantage
Mercury 2
Context Window
Mercury 2
Speed
Mercury 2
Pricing Comparison
Benchmark Comparison
Context & Performance
Capabilities
Feature Comparison
| Feature | Mercury | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
Vision (Image Input) | ||
Tool/Function Calls | ||
Reasoning Mode | ||
Audio Input | ||
Audio Output | ||
PDF Input | ||
Prompt Caching | ||
Web Search |
License & Release
| Property | Mercury | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| License | Proprietary | Open Source |
| Author | Inception | Inception |
| Released | Jun 2025 | Mar 2026 |
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