Is Mercury 2 or Qwen3 Coder Next cheaper?

Mercury 2 is cheaper on output tokens ($0.75 vs $0.80 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Mercury 2 or Qwen3 Coder Next?

Qwen3 Coder Next has the larger context window (262K tokens).

Mercury 2 vs Qwen3 Coder Next

Mercury 2 is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen3 Coder Next offers a larger context window. Choose Mercury 2 or Qwen3 Coder Next based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Mercury 2	Qwen3 Coder Next
Provider	OpenRouter	OpenRouter
Input / 1M tokens	$0.25	$0.11
Output / 1M tokens	$0.75	$0.80
Context window	128K	262K
Parameters	—	80B
Open weights	No	Yes
Released	Mar 2026	Feb 2026

Mercury 2 details →Qwen3 Coder Next details →

FAQ

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