Inception: Mercury
INCEPTION Developer Architecture Profile
Intelligence (ELO)1120Chatbot Arena Verified
Max Context128,000Tokens
API Cost / 1M$1.00Blended Prompt + Completion
Model Capabilities
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 3.5 Haiku while matching their performance. Mercury's speed enables developers to provide responsive user experiences, including with voice agents, search interfaces, and chatbots. Read more in the [blog post]
(https://www.inceptionlabs.ai/blog/introducing-mercury) here.
Granular Pricing Matrix
Input Tokens (Prompt)$0.25 / 1M
Output Tokens (Completion)$0.75 / 1M
Pricing data via OpenRouter. Sync: 3/16/2026
Evaluate Competitors
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