Inception: Mercury 2.5 vs GPT-6.1 Sol
inception/mercury-2.5 · openai/gpt-6.1-sol
As of November 5, 2026, Inception: Mercury 2.5 is the cheaper API on UberLLM: $0.0460 per million input tokens and $0.1725 per million output, versus $0.0792 / $0.3958 for GPT-6.1 Sol, about 56% 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 Inception: Mercury 2.5 to cut cost; choose GPT-6.1 Sol when context size wins. GPT-6.1 Sol carries the larger context window (1,050,000 vs 260,000 tokens), which can matter for long-document work.
Inception: Mercury 2.5 vs GPT-6.1 Sol, side by side
| Spec | Inception: Mercury 2.5 | GPT-6.1 Sol |
|---|---|---|
| Price · input / 1M | $0.0460 | $0.0792 |
| Price · output / 1M | $0.1725 | $0.3958 |
| Context length | 260,000 | 1,050,000 |
| Max output tokens | 65,536 | 128,000 |
| Input modalities | text | text, image, file |
| Output modalities | text | text |
| Tools / functions | Yes | Yes |
| Vision (image input) | — | Yes |
| Reasoning | Yes | Yes |
| % off list | — | 96% off |
| First token, median (7 days) | — | 7.6 s (193 requests) |
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 GPT-6.1 Sol — FAQ
Is Inception: Mercury 2.5 or GPT-6.1 Sol cheaper?
Inception: Mercury 2.5 is cheaper on a blended token mix, by about 56%. 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 GPT-6.1 Sol?
Inception: Mercury 2.5: $0.0460 in / $0.1725 out per 1M tokens. GPT-6.1 Sol: $0.0792 in / $0.3958 out per 1M tokens. That's roughly a 56% blended difference. Prices are live; UberLLM adds no fee.
Can I use both Inception: Mercury 2.5 and GPT-6.1 Sol 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.