Source page: https://www.o10.io/models/inception-mercury-2

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Model data: https://www.o10.io/api/models.json
Content index: https://www.o10.io/llms.txt
Prices are dated references, not live quotes. Check the current endpoint rate before use.

# Inception Mercury 2. Price, context, and routing

Inception Mercury 2 costs $0.250/1M input tokens and $0.750/1M output tokens as of 2026-06-27. Openrouter publishes this model with a 128K tokens context window. o10 lists Inception Mercury 2 on OpenRouter at routing band C1. API slug inception-mercury-2. Verify list prices against the venue you call.

## Key takeaways

### What is Inception Mercury 2?

Inception Mercury 2 is a chat model from openrouter (slug: inception-mercury-2). Pick Inception Mercury 2 when your evals pass at band C1 and the fulfillment hosts below are allowed venues. Published input pricing starts at $0.250/1M tokens. Context window: 128K tokens.

*Catalog snapshot 2026-06-27.*

### When should you pick Inception Mercury 2?

Pick Inception Mercury 2 when your evals pass at band C1 and the fulfillment hosts below are allowed venues. Inception Mercury 2 is the openrouter SKU in this catalog. Compare same-provider siblings before jumping labs.

### How does Inception Mercury 2 differ from sibling models?

Inception Mercury 2 is the openrouter SKU in this catalog. Compare same-provider siblings before jumping labs.

### How much does Inception Mercury 2 cost per million tokens?

Inception Mercury 2 costs $0.250/1M input tokens and $0.750/1M output tokens in the gateway catalog snapshot (2026-06-27). Endpoint pricing may differ by fulfillment host.

*Sourced from gateway catalog snapshot.*

### Where can you run Inception Mercury 2?

Inception Mercury 2 is configured on OpenRouter. Known host IDs: openrouter: openrouter/inception/mercury-2. This model is routable through o10 eval-gated routing.

### What is Inception Mercury 2's context window?

Inception Mercury 2 supports a 128K tokens context window in the gateway catalog snapshot. Context limits may vary by fulfillment host endpoint.

### What o10 routing band is Inception Mercury 2?

Inception Mercury 2 is classified at o10 routing band C1. Bands group models by cost tier and eval profile: C0 (economy), C1 (standard), C2 (capable), C3/C4 (frontier). Production routing is enabled for this slug.

### Who makes Inception Mercury 2?

Inception Mercury 2 is attributed to source provider openrouter in the o10 catalog. Fulfillment hosts (OpenRouter) supply API access; list pricing may differ by venue.

## Citation
Inception Mercury 2 costs $0.250/1M input tokens and $0.750/1M output tokens as of 2026-06-27. Openrouter publishes this model with a 128K tokens context window. o10 lists Inception Mercury 2 on OpenRouter at routing band C1. API slug inception-mercury-2. Verify list prices against the venue you call.
## Methodology

Fulfillment catalog 2026-06-27. Gateway pricing joined where slug match exists.

## FAQ

### How much does Inception Mercury 2 cost?

Inception Mercury 2 costs $0.250/1M input tokens and $0.750/1M output tokens in the gateway snapshot (2026-06-27). Verify against your provider's published pricing.

### What is Inception Mercury 2's context window?

Inception Mercury 2 supports 128K tokens in the gateway catalog snapshot. Host-specific endpoints may differ.

### Which hosts serve Inception Mercury 2?

Inception Mercury 2 (inception-mercury-2) is configured on: OpenRouter. Upstream model IDs are listed in the fulfillment routes section.

### Is Inception Mercury 2 routable through o10?

Yes. Inception Mercury 2 is routable at band C1. Send model: "inception-mercury-2" or use an o10 smart routing alias.

### How do I call Inception Mercury 2 via o10?

Use o10 slug "inception-mercury-2" or gateway ID "inception/mercury-2" depending on your integration. Gateway-compatible endpoints accept OpenAI-style /v1 requests.

### How does o10 route this model?

o10 routes Inception Mercury 2 only when per-use-case evals clear at your quality floor. Band C1 indicates cost tier. See /kyi for governance and /models/routing for smart aliases.

## Related links

- [Inception Mercury 2 HTML](https://www.o10.io/models/inception-mercury-2)
- [Inception Mercury 2 pricing](https://www.o10.io/pricing/openrouter/inception-mercury-2)
- [Model catalog](https://www.o10.io/models)
- [llms-models.txt](https://www.o10.io/llms-models.txt)

## Source URL

https://www.o10.io/models/inception-mercury-2