Best Inception Models for RAG

Match · Updated July 2026

The best Inception model for RAG is Mercury 2 — 21.4 intelligence with 128K tokens of context for retrieved passages.

21.4Intelligence

$0.250Input /M

128KContext

The best AI models for retrieval-augmented generation, ranked by intelligence among models with at least 128K tokens of context — enough to hold retrieved passages plus conversation. RAG pipelines run at volume, so weigh the price and speed columns as hard as the score.

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ReasoningToolsJSON21.4 intel · $0.250/M · 128K ctx
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What is the best Inception model for RAG?

The best Inception model for RAG is Mercury 2 — 21.4 intelligence with 128K tokens of context for retrieved passages.

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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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