Is Mercury 2 or GPT-5.3 Codex cheaper?

Mercury 2 is cheaper on output tokens ($0.75 vs $14.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Mercury 2 or GPT-5.3 Codex?

GPT-5.3 Codex has the larger context window (400K tokens).

Mercury 2 vs GPT-5.3 Codex

Mercury 2 is cheaper on output tokens, while GPT-5.3 Codex offers a larger context window. Choose Mercury 2 or GPT-5.3 Codex based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Mercury 2	GPT-5.3 Codex
Provider	OpenRouter	OpenRouter
Input / 1M tokens	$0.25	$1.75
Output / 1M tokens	$0.75	$14.00
Context window	128K	400K
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	No	No
Released	Mar 2026	Feb 2026

Mercury 2 details →GPT-5.3 Codex details →

FAQ

Pricing is indicative — confirm with the provider before production use. Highlighted values indicate the better figure for that row.