Mercury 3
language modelInception
Mercury 3 is a diffusion-based language model from Inception, and the lab's most capable model to date. It is suited for agentic workflows and real-time applications where latency compounds, such...
Key facts
| Made by | Inception |
|---|---|
| Type | language model |
| Released | October 16, 2026 |
| Reads at once | 1,000,000 tokens |
| Price (API, per million tokens) | $0.1 in · $0.35 out |
| Input → output | text → text |
Questions about Mercury 3
Who makes Mercury 3?
Mercury 3 is made by Inception.
When was Mercury 3 released?
We first saw Mercury 3 listed on October 16, 2026.
How much does Mercury 3 cost?
Through OpenRouter it costs $0.1 per million input tokens and $0.35 per million output tokens. Prices change, so check the provider before you build on it.
How much text can Mercury 3 read at once?
Up to 1,000,000 tokens, roughly 750K words.
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