Inception: Mercury 2.5 vs MiniMax M2.1
inception/mercury-2.5 · minimax/minimax-m2.1
As of November 5, 2026, MiniMax M2.1 is the cheaper API on UberLLM: $0.0004 per million input tokens and $0.0014 per million output, versus $0.0500 / $0.1875 for Inception: Mercury 2.5, about 99% less when output is 3 tokens for every input token. These are the best prices on the market right now. Both work with one OpenAI-compatible key and UberLLM adds no fee. Choose MiniMax M2.1 to cut cost; choose Inception: Mercury 2.5 when context size wins. Inception: Mercury 2.5 carries the larger context window (260,000 vs 198,000 tokens), which can matter for long-document work.
Inception: Mercury 2.5 vs MiniMax M2.1, side by side
| Spec | Inception: Mercury 2.5 | MiniMax M2.1 |
|---|---|---|
| Price · input / 1M | $0.0500 | $0.0004 |
| Price · output / 1M | $0.1875 | $0.0014 |
| Context length | 260,000 | 198,000 |
| Max output tokens | 65,536 | 32,768 |
| Input modalities | text | text |
| Output modalities | text | text |
| Tools / functions | Yes | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| % off list | — | 99.9% off |
Best prices on UberLLM right now. No UberLLM fee on requests; adding credit by card costs 5.5% + $0.50. Updated November 5, 2026. A price more than 70% below list is what buyers were billed, not an error. Why so cheap?
Inception: Mercury 2.5 vs MiniMax M2.1 — FAQ
Is Inception: Mercury 2.5 or MiniMax M2.1 cheaper?
MiniMax M2.1 is cheaper on a blended token mix, by about 99%. A request costs what its provider charged, UberLLM adds no fee, and every request is listed with its cost in Activity.
What's the price difference between Inception: Mercury 2.5 and MiniMax M2.1?
Inception: Mercury 2.5: $0.0500 in / $0.1875 out per 1M tokens. MiniMax M2.1: $0.0004 in / $0.0014 out per 1M tokens. That's roughly a 99% blended difference. Prices are live; UberLLM adds no fee.
Can I use both Inception: Mercury 2.5 and MiniMax M2.1 with one API?
Yes. Both are served through a single OpenAI-compatible endpoint — set the base URL to https://api.uberllm.dev/v1 and your UberLLM key, then switch between them by changing the model id. Anthropic SDKs work via https://api.uberllm.dev/v1/messages.