Is Mercury 2.5 or Qwen 3.8 Max Prime cheaper?

Mercury 2.5 is cheaper on output tokens ($0.15 vs $12.00 per 1M).

Which has the larger context window, Mercury 2.5 or Qwen 3.8 Max Prime?

Qwen 3.8 Max Prime has the larger context window (1M tokens).

Mercury 2.5 vs Qwen 3.8 Max Prime

Mercury 2.5 is cheaper on output tokens, while Qwen 3.8 Max Prime offers a larger context window. Choose Mercury 2.5 or Qwen 3.8 Max Prime based on the trade-off between cost, context, and the benchmarks that matter for your use case.

Spec	Mercury 2.5	Qwen 3.8 Max Prime
Provider	OpenRouter	OpenRouter
Input / 1M tokens	$0.04	$4.00
Output / 1M tokens	$0.15	$12.00
Context window	260K	1M
Parameters	—	—
Open weights	No	No
Released	Sep 2026	Sep 2026

Mercury 2.5 details →Qwen 3.8 Max Prime details →

FAQ

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