inception/mercury-2.5-preview

inception· 260K ctx

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spread (output)

5.0×

$0.150 – $0.750 · 6 providers

6 providers priced

Provider	Input	Output	Cache rd	Blended
Inception relay router	$0.040	$0.150	$0.0040	$0.027
NanoGPT relay router	$0.040	$0.150	$0.0040	$0.027
OpenRouter unknown	$0.040	$0.150	$0.0040	$0.027
Vercel AI Gateway unknown	$0.040	$0.150	$0.0040	$0.027
Venice AI unknown	$0.050	$0.188	$0.0050	$0.034
Kilo Gatewayoutlier relay router	$0.200	$0.750	$0.020	$0.136

Cheapest (output)

Inception

$0.150 /M

opencode.json

{
  "provider": {
    "inception": {
      "npm": "@ai-sdk/openai-compatible",
      "options": {
        "baseURL": "https://api.inceptionlabs.ai/v1/"
      },
      "models": {
        "mercury-2.5": {}
      }
    }
  }
}

Set INCEPTION_API_KEY in your environment. Generated — verify against the OpenCode docs.

Output $/M over time7-day preview

Median line, min–max band. Pre-2026-09 points are catalog-recorded dates from models.dev git history, not provider effective dates.

Full price history & dynamics

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Data: models.dev (MIT), snapshot 2026-09-20. Prices are vendor-published; verify before purchase. Methodology.