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Mercury 3API
Mercury 3 is a diffusion-based language model from Inception, and the lab's most capable model to date.
Prices update automatically — checked daily against provider list prices.
- $0.16 per 1M tokens, assuming 3 input for 1 output the convention used by Artificial Analysis
- cheaper than 92% of the 226 commercial models tracked here
- 2 of 3 Inception models tracked here, from cheapest
Benchmarks
Artificial Analysis measures 51 of the 426 models tracked here — this one is not yet covered. The pricing position above is measured across the full catalog and does not depend on benchmarks.
About this model
Mercury 3 is a commercial AI model by Inception. The specifications below are tracked automatically: pricing is refreshed daily from public list prices, so the numbers on this page reflect the current cost of using the model through its API.
Frequently asked questions
What is Mercury 3?
Mercury 3 is an AI language model from Inception. It is a proprietary model, available through an API.
Is Mercury 3 free?
Mercury 3 is not free: it costs $0.1 per million input tokens and $0.35 per million output tokens. Open-weight alternatives can be self-hosted at no per-token cost.