Mixtral 8x7B Instruct v0.1 vs Mercury 2
Mercury 2 is cheaper on output tokens, while Mercury 2 offers a larger context window. Choose Mixtral 8x7B Instruct v0.1 or Mercury 2 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.
| Spec | Mixtral 8x7B Instruct v0.1 | Mercury 2 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Cortecs | Inception |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.49 | $0.25 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $0.76 | $0.75 |
| Context window | 32K | 128K |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Open weights | Yes | No |
| Released | Dec 2023 | Feb 2026 |
| LMArena (Chatbot Arena) Elo score | 1132 | 1355 |
| GPQA Diamond score | 30.6 | — |
| LMArena WebDev Elo score | — | 1171 |
FAQ
Is Mixtral 8x7B Instruct v0.1 or Mercury 2 cheaper?
Mercury 2 is cheaper on output tokens ($0.75 vs $0.76 per 1M).
Which has the larger context window, Mixtral 8x7B Instruct v0.1 or Mercury 2?
Mercury 2 has the larger context window (128K tokens).
Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.