Mercury 2
API model name: mercury-2
Mercury 2 is Inception's chat model, served on the Api.Airforce unified API. Capabilities include Tool calling. It is priced at $0.28 per million input tokens and $0.83 per million output tokens. That is below the provider's $0.25 official input rate. Access it through the OpenAI-compatible API with one key, alongside 100+ other models on Api.Airforce.
Pricing
Api.Airforce price vs. the provider's official rate.
Specifications
- Provider
- Inception
- Type
- chat model
Capabilities
Benchmarks
Independent evaluations and measured speed from Artificial Analysis.
Mercury 2
Source: Benchmark data by Artificial Analysis (artificialanalysis.ai)
What is Mercury 2 used for?
- Chatbots & assistants — conversational AI, drafting, summarizing and Q&A.
- Agents & automation — function calling and tool use for multi-step workflows.
Mercury 2 vs. similar models
| Model | Intelligence | Context | Input / 1M | Output / 1M |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury 2 | — | — | $0.28 | $0.83 |
| Mercury 2.5 | — | — | $0.05 | $0.17 |
| Mercury 3 | — | — | $0.11 | $0.39 |
| Ui Tars 1.5 7B | — | — | $0.11 | $0.22 |
Prices are Api.Airforce pay-as-you-go rates per 1M tokens. Context is the maximum input length.
Related models
Mercury 2 — frequently asked questions
- How much does Mercury 2 cost?
- Mercury 2 is billed pay-as-you-go at $0.28 per 1M input tokens and $0.83 per 1M output tokens. There is no subscription — you only pay for what you use.
- What can Mercury 2 do?
- Mercury 2 supports Tool calling.
- Is Mercury 2 free to use?
- Mercury 2 is a paid, pay-as-you-go model — no subscription, you are only charged for usage.
- How do I use Mercury 2 via the API?
- Mercury 2 is OpenAI-compatible. Point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass the model ID mercury-2 with your Api.Airforce API key.
- Who makes Mercury 2?
- Mercury 2 is Inception's chat model, served through the unified Api.Airforce gateway alongside 100+ other models.
Use Mercury 2 via the API
OpenAI-compatible — point any OpenAI SDK at https://api.airforce/v1 and pass mercury-2 as the model.
curl https://api.airforce/v1/chat/completions \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $AIRFORCE_API_KEY" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"model": "mercury-2",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello!" }]
}'from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(base_url="https://api.airforce/v1", api_key="$AIRFORCE_API_KEY")
r = client.chat.completions.create(
model="mercury-2",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Hello!"}],
)
print(r.choices[0].message.content)import OpenAI from "openai";
const client = new OpenAI({ baseURL: "https://api.airforce/v1", apiKey: process.env.AIRFORCE_API_KEY });
const r = await client.chat.completions.create({
model: "mercury-2",
messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello!" }],
});
console.log(r.choices[0].message.content);