Inception models

Inception has 5 models in the directory. The newest is Mercury 2.5, released Sep 8, 2026.

The cheapest to run is Mercury 2.5 at $0.04 per million input tokens.

Mercury 2.5 has the longest context window, 260K tokens.

Models
5
Newest
Sep 8, 2026
From
$0.04/M input
Longest context
260K

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  • Reads text. Tool calling, structured output, reasoning. Served by 5 providers.

    by inceptionSep 8, 2026$0.04/M input tokens$0.15/M output tokens5 providers

  • Reads text. Tool calling, structured output, reasoning.

    by inceptionSep 1, 2026$0.04/M input tokens$0.15/M output tokens

  • Reads text.

    by inceptionMar 30, 2026$0.25/M input tokens$0.75/M output tokens

  • Reads text. Tool calling, structured output, reasoning. Served by 6 providers.

    by inceptionFeb 20, 2026$0.25/M input tokens$0.75/M output tokens6 providers

  • Reads text. Tool calling.

    by inceptionFeb 26, 2025$0.25/M input tokens$1/M output tokens

Prices and context from models.dev (MIT licensed), refreshed Oct 15, 2026.

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