Mercury 2 vs Qwen-Plus
Mercury 2 is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen-Plus offers a larger context window. Choose Mercury 2 or Qwen-Plus based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.
| Spec | Mercury 2 | Qwen-Plus |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Inception | Qwen |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.25 | $0.26 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $0.75 | $0.78 |
| Context window | 128K | 1M |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Open weights | No | — |
| Released | Feb 2026 | — |
| LMArena (Chatbot Arena) Elo score | 1355 | 1326 |
| LMArena WebDev Elo score | 1171 | — |
| GPQA Diamond score | — | 48.1 |
| FrontierMath score | — | 1.7 |
FAQ
Is Mercury 2 or Qwen-Plus cheaper?
Mercury 2 is cheaper on output tokens ($0.75 vs $0.78 per 1M).
Which has the larger context window, Mercury 2 or Qwen-Plus?
Qwen-Plus has the larger context window (1M tokens).
Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.