Inception API Pricing (October 2026)
3 Inception models with API prices, USD per 1M tokens.
- Lowest input price among Inception models
- Mercury 2.5 · $0.04
- Longest context among Inception models
- Mercury 2.5 · 260K
| Source | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury 2 | $0.25 | $0.75 | $0.025 | 128K | models.dev |
| Mercury 2.5 | $0.04 | $0.15 | $0.004 | 260K | models.dev |
| Mercury Edit 2 | $0.25 | $0.75 | $0.025 | 32K | models.dev |
Inception price changes
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Questions
- How much does the Inception API cost?
- Inception lists 3 models. Input prices range from $0.04 (Mercury 2.5) to $0.25 (Mercury 2) per 1M tokens, and output prices range from $0.15 (Mercury 2.5) to $0.75 (Mercury 2) per 1M tokens.
- Does Inception offer prompt caching or batch prices?
- 3 of 3 Inception models have a published cache read price, and 0 have a batch price.
- How often are Inception prices updated?
- We check prices every 6 hours; last checked Oct 10, 2026. These are Inception's list prices as compiled by models.dev.