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Inception
4 models on Artificials, 1 with published test results.
Where Inception stands
Its best model’s rank among all models tested on each skill area’s main test, the same tests model pages use. A longer bar means a better rank.
- OverallMercury 2 on Arena text#203 of 389
- CodingMercury 2 on Arena codingTop 50%
- LanguageMercury 2 on Arena creative writing#223 of 387
- ReasoningMercury 2 on Arena hard prompts#202 of 389
Every test
Its best result on each published test, and that result’s rank among every model tested. Scores from different tests are never combined.
| Test | Best model | Score | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arena coding | Mercury 2 | 1392 | #192 of 384 |
| Arena hard prompts | Mercury 2 | 1358 | #202 of 389 |
| Arena instruction following | Mercury 2 | 1326 | #203 of 389 |
| Arena text | Mercury 2 | 1343 | #203 of 389 |
| Arena creative writing | Mercury 2 | 1292 | #223 of 387 |
| Arena WebDev | Mercury 2 | 1170 | #120 of 123 |
Every model
Newest first. The price is per 1M tokens, blended three input tokens to one output token: Inception’s own listing, or else the middle price across hosts.
| Model | Released | Context | Price | Capability index |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury 2.5 | Sep 8, 2026 | 260K tokens | $0.0675 | Not on the index |
| Mercury Edit 2 | Mar 30, 2026 | 32K tokens | $0.375 | Not on the index |
| Mercury 2 | Feb 24, 2026 | 128K tokens | $0.375 | Not on the index |
| Mercury Coder Small | Jan 1, 2024 | 32.8K tokens | $0.438 | Not on the index |
Models, prices, context windows and release dates from models.dev (MIT). Test results from Arena (CC BY 4.0). A model counts here when Inception sells it, several hosts list it or a test covers it. Each figure is the source’s own; nothing is combined into a new score.