LFM2.5-2.6B vs Mercury 2
Prices checked
LFM2.5-2.6B and Mercury 2 split the 5 rounds this table counts: the maker's two prices, the cheapest price, the maker's blended price and context. The weighting you pick decides the rest.
LFM2.5-2.6B
128k context · tool calling · open weights
$0.13/M tokensCheapest price, at NanoGPT · 7.2¢ per 1,000 pages
InceptionMercury 2
128k context · tool calling
$0.38/M tokensInception's own price · $0.20 per 1,000 pages
Maker's price in (lower wins)
$0.35/M
$0.25/M
Maker's price out (lower wins)
$0.50/M
$0.75/M
Cheapest price (lower wins)
$0.13/M at NanoGPT
none below the maker
Maker's price, blended (lower wins)
$0.39/M
$0.38/M
Cost per 1,000 pages (lower wins)
7.2¢
$0.20
Context
128k tokens
128k tokens
Open weights
yes
no
Tool calling
yes
yes
Structured output
yes
yes
Reads images
no
no
Reasoning
yes
yes
Released
11 Aug 2026
24 Feb 2026
Providers selling it
4
10
Price we measure against
the maker's own
the maker's own
Trains on your prompts (no is better)
not published
no provider to check
Providers selling both · 3
NanoGPT$0.13 / $0.38
Kilo Gateway$0.39 / $0.38
OpenRouter$0.39 / $0.38
LFM2.5-2.6B, then Mercury 2, per million tokens.
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, LFM2.5-2.6B or Mercury 2?
- LFM2.5-2.6B, at $0.13 per million tokens against $0.38 for Mercury 2, blended 3 in : 1 out, read on 31 Oct 2026.
- Where is each one cheapest?
- LFM2.5-2.6B: $0.13 at NanoGPT. Mercury 2: nobody sells it below the maker's own price with a stated reason, so $0.38 is the number to beat.
- Can I buy both from one provider?
- Yes. 3 providers sell both: NanoGPT, Kilo Gateway, OpenRouter. The cheapest of them for the two together is NanoGPT.
- Which holds more context?
- Both hold 128k tokens in one call.
Prices exclude tax, read 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own catalog. They are per M tokens, blended 3 in : 1 out, and a page is 600 tokens in and 60 out. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.
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