Cheapest Inception Models

Quick answer · Updated June 2026

The cheapest Inception model is Mercury 2 at $0.250 per million input tokens.

$0.250Input /M

32.8Intelligence

590 t/sSpeed

128KContext

AI models ranked by input token price. The most affordable large language model APIs, from budget open-weight models to discounted frontier models.

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ReasoningToolsJSON32.8 intel · 590 t/s · 966ms ttft
$0.250
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Frequently asked

What is the cheapest Inception model?

The cheapest Inception model is Mercury 2 at $0.250 per million input tokens.

How many Inception models are there?

modelgrep tracks 1 Inception models with live benchmarks, speed, latency and per-provider pricing, led on intelligence by Mercury 2. 1 of them qualify for this ranking.

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