Provider - 3 models
Inception API models
The registry lists 3 Inception models with first-party API prices, context windows and release dates. The newest is Mercury 2.5, released September 8, 2026. Mercury 2.5 has the lowest output price at $0.75 per 1M tokens ($0.20 input). The largest context window is 260,000 tokens, on Mercury 2.5. None of them publish open weights.
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- Models
- 3
- Lowest output / 1M
- $0.75
- Largest context
- 260K
- Open weights
- 0 of 3
Every Inception model
| Model | API model id | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Max output | Released | Open weights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury 2.5 | mercury-2.5 | $0.20 | $0.75 | 260K | 66K | No | |
| Mercury Edit 2 | mercury-edit-2 | $0.25 | $0.75 | 32K | 8K | No | |
| Mercury 2 | mercury-2 | $0.25 | $0.75 | 128K | 50K | No |
Prices in USD per 1M tokens at the standard rate, newest release first. A dash means no primary page states that fact. Open a model for cache, batch and long-context rates.
Capabilities
| Model | Tool calling | Structured outputs | Image input | Audio input | Prompt caching | Batch API | Reasoning |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury 2.5 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Not stated | Yes |
| Mercury Edit 2 | No | Not stated | No | No | Yes | Not stated | Not stated |
| Mercury 2 | Yes | Yes | No | No | Yes | Not stated | Yes |
From each model's API docs; open a model for the source behind every answer. Not stated means the provider's docs do not say either way. It is not the same as No. Compare every provider.
FAQ
What is the cheapest Inception model?
By output price, Mercury 2.5 is the cheapest Inception model in the registry at $0.75 per 1M output tokens and $0.20 per 1M input tokens, per docs.inceptionlabs.ai on October 17, 2026.
Which Inception model has the largest context window?
Mercury 2.5 has the largest context window of the 3 Inception models in the registry, at 260,000 tokens.
What is the newest Inception model?
Mercury 2.5 is the most recent Inception release in the registry, released on September 8, 2026.
Which Inception models have open weights?
None. All 3 Inception models in the registry are closed-weights models you call through the API.
Sources
Prices last verified from docs.inceptionlabs.ai.
Further primary sources (7)
- https://www.inceptionlabs.ai/models
- https://www.inceptionlabs.ai/blog/introducing-mercury-2-5
- https://api.inceptionlabs.ai/openapi.json
- https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/api-reference/models/list-available-models
- https://www.inceptionlabs.ai/blog
- https://www.inceptionlabs.ai/blog/introducing-mercury-edit-2
- https://www.inceptionlabs.ai/blog/introducing-mercury-2
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