Inception model pricing — all 3 models

3 Inception models, sorted cheapest-first. Normalized to $/1M tokens from the OpenRouter live feed.

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3 Inception models ranked by blended cost (3× input + output / 4). Cheapest is Inception: Mercury 2.5 at $0.068/M blended. Prices update daily.

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ModelContextInput $/MOutput $/MBlended $/M
Inception: Mercury 2.5cache
inception
260,000$0.040/M$0.150/M$0.068/M
Inception: Mercury 3cache
inception
1,000,000$0.100/M$0.350/M$0.163/M
Inception: Mercury 2cache
inception
128,000$0.250/M$0.750/M$0.375/M

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How many Inception models are listed?
There are 3 models matching this filter right now, pulled live from the OpenRouter public API and updated daily.
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Blended = (3 × input cost + output cost) / 4. This weights input 3:1 over output, reflecting a typical read-heavy workload. Sort by input or output $/M if your workload differs.
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Data: OpenRouter public model API, normalized to $/1M tokens. Blended = (3×input + output)/4. Generated 19 Oct 2026 22:00 UTC. Prices change often — confirm on the provider before committing spend.