--- title: "mercury-edit-2 - Model Details & Comparison" description: "mercury-edit-2 from Text Completion Inception: capabilities, context limits, pricing, and side-by-side comparisons with alternative models." url: "https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/model-library/compare/text-completion-inception/mercury-edit-2" markdown: "https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/model-library/compare/text-completion-inception/mercury-edit-2.md" --- # mercury-edit-2 - Model Details & Comparison > mercury-edit-2 from Text Completion Inception: capabilities, context limits, pricing, and side-by-side comparisons with alternative models. ## Important Links - [View MCP Gateway](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/resources/mcp-gateway.md) - [Features](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/#features) - [Enterprise](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/enterprise) - [Pricing](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/pricing.md) - [Docs](https://docs.getbifrost.ai) - [GitHub](https://github.com/maximhq/bifrost) - [Book a Demo](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/book-a-demo) ## About mercury-edit-2 mercury-edit-2 is a completion model from Text-completion-inception. It is priced at $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $0.75 per 1M output tokens, ranking 5 out of 22 completion models by cost and cheaper than 77% of models in this category. Its 32K-token context window is in the top 9% among completion models. ## Specifications - **Text Completion Inception Provider.** - **Completion Mode.** - **32,000 Max Input Tokens.** - **8,192 Max Output Tokens.** - **8,192 Max Tokens.** - **$0.25 / 1M tokens Input Price.** - **$0.75 / 1M tokens Output Price.** ## mercury-edit-2 Pricing Overview At $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $0.75 per 1M output tokens, mercury-edit-2 ranks 5 out of 22 completion models by input cost. It is more affordable compared to the median of $1.50 for completion models, and is cheaper than 77% of models in this category. mercury-edit-2 is a completion model from Text-completion-inception, its 32K-token context window places it in the top 9% of completion models. ## Models to Compare Alternatives to mercury-edit-2 with comparable capabilities. | Model | Provider | Input $/1M | Output $/1M | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | babbage-002 | Text-completion-openai | $0.40 | $0.40 | | dolphin | NLP Cloud | $0.50 | $0.50 | | text-bison | PaLM | $0.13 | $0.13 | | text-bison-001 | PaLM | $0.13 | $0.13 | | text-bison-safety-off | PaLM | $0.13 | $0.13 | - [Compare babbage-002](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/model-library/compare/text-completion-openai/babbage-002.md) - [Compare dolphin](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/model-library/compare/nlp_cloud/dolphin.md) - [Compare text-bison](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/model-library/compare/palm/text-bison.md) - [Compare text-bison-001](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/model-library/compare/palm/text-bison-001.md) - [Compare text-bison-safety-off](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/model-library/compare/palm/text-bison-safety-off.md) ## Related Resources - [Calculate mercury-edit-2 costs](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator/provider/text-completion-inception/model/mercury-edit-2.md) - [All Text-completion-inception pricing](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator/provider/text-completion-inception.md) ## FAQ ### Is mercury-edit-2 cheaper than babbage-002? Yes. mercury-edit-2 costs $0.25 per 1M input tokens compared to babbage-002's $0.40 per 1M input tokens, making it 60% more affordable. Both are completion models. ### How does mercury-edit-2 pricing compare to the average completion model? mercury-edit-2 input pricing is $0.25 per 1M tokens, which is 83% below the median of $1.50 for completion models. It ranks 5 out of 22 completion models by input cost, making it cheaper than 77% of models in this category. For output, it costs $0.75 per 1M tokens compared to the median of $2.00. ### What are the best alternatives to mercury-edit-2? The most comparable completion models to mercury-edit-2 are: babbage-002 from Text-completion-openai ($0.40/1M input tokens); dolphin from NLP Cloud ($0.50/1M input tokens); text-bison from PaLM ($0.13/1M input tokens); text-bison-001 from PaLM ($0.13/1M input tokens). These alternatives were selected based on similar capabilities, pricing, and provider diversity. You can compare any of these models in detail using the Bifrost Model Library. ### How large is mercury-edit-2's context window? mercury-edit-2 supports up to 32,000 input tokens, placing it in the top 9% of completion models by context window size (rank 1 of 35). This makes it suitable for processing long documents, extensive code repositories, or maintaining detailed conversation histories. ### How do I calculate mercury-edit-2 costs? mercury-edit-2 is priced based on input and output tokens. Use the interactive calculator at the top of this page to estimate costs for your specific workload. Enter your expected input and output tokens volume and the calculator will show the total cost breakdown. For reference, processing 1M input tokens costs $0.25 and generating 1M output tokens costs $0.75. ## Related Resources - [Text Completion Inception models](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/model-library/provider/text-completion-inception.md) - [Model library](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/model-library.md) - [LLM cost calculator](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/llm-cost-calculator.md) - [Docs: Bifrost docs](https://docs.getbifrost.ai) - [GitHub: maximhq/bifrost](https://github.com/maximhq/bifrost) - [Pricing: Bifrost pricing](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/pricing.md) - [Enterprise: Bifrost enterprise](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/enterprise) - [Book a Demo: Bifrost demo](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/book-a-demo) - [Resources: Bifrost resources](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/resources.md) --- *This is a markdown version of [https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/model-library/compare/text-completion-inception/mercury-edit-2](https://maxim-root-proxy-preview.getmaxim.workers.dev/bifrost/model-library/compare/text-completion-inception/mercury-edit-2) for AI/LLM consumption.*