---
title: "Mercury 2 API Pricing"
source_api: "openrouter"
model: "inception/mercury-2"
provider: "inception"
canonical_url: https://coolhandlabs.com/inference-apis/openrouter-inception-mercury-2
index_url: https://coolhandlabs.com/inference-apis
---

# Mercury 2 sticker prices

List rates as published by OpenRouter, before any volume or enterprise discounts.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | inception (served via OpenRouter) |
| Pricing published by | OpenRouter |
| Input cost | $0.25 / 1M tokens |
| Output cost | $0.75 / 1M tokens |
| Cached input | $0.02 / 1M tokens |
| Deprecated | No |


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```

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## Pricing History

- Aug 16, 2026 – present: Input cost: $0.25 / 1M, Output cost: $0.75 / 1M, Cached input cost: $0.02 / 1M, Cache creation cost: $0.00 / 1M, 5-minute cache write cost: $0.00 / 1M, 1-hour cache write cost: $0.00 / 1M, Reasoning output cost: $0.00 / 1M, Cache storage cost: $0.00 / 1M/hr

## History

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- 2026-08-16 (unknown):
Initial record created

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