Inception: Mercury 2 vs Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.5
Inception: Mercury 2 is cheaper on output tokens, while Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.5 offers a larger context window. Choose Inception: Mercury 2 or Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.5 based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.
| Spec | Inception: Mercury 2 | Anthropic: Claude Opus 4.5 |
|---|---|---|
| Provider | Kilo Gateway | Kilo Gateway |
| Input / 1M tokens | $0.25 | $5.00 |
| Output / 1M tokens | $0.75 | $25.00 |
| Context window | 128K | 200K |
| Parameters | — | — |
| Open weights | No | No |
| Released | Feb 2026 | Nov 2025 |
FAQ
Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.