Inception · Language model

Mercury 2.5

A diffusion-based language model: instead of writing one word at a time, it generates text in parallel. That makes it very fast, and it's still in preview.

#6Best Value

MakerInception

ReleasedAugust 31, 2026

API price (per 1M tokens)$0.2 in / $0.75 out

Open weightsNo

Best for

Speed-critical apps
Autocomplete and quick edits

Strengths

A different architecture built for speed

Watch out for

Preview release

Ranking history

Edition	Power Rankings	Coding	Best Value	Open-Weight Watch	Image Generation	Video Generation
Week 39, 2026	—	—	#6 (80)	—	—	—