Model Comparison

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 vs Mercury 2

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Mercury 2 is 9.2x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (GPQA, LiveCodeBench), while Mercury 2 is better at 1 benchmark (AIME 2025).

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks.

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Arena Performance

Human preference votes

Pricing Analysis

Price comparison per million tokens

Mercury 2 costs less

For input processing, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 ($1.25/1M tokens) is 5.0x more expensive than Mercury 2 ($0.25/1M tokens).

For output processing, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 ($10.00/1M tokens) is 13.3x more expensive than Mercury 2 ($0.75/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is more expensive than Mercury 2.*

* Using a 3:1 ratio of input to output tokens

Lowest available price from all providers
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Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
Input tokens$1.25
Output tokens$10.00
Best providerGoogle
Inception
Mercury 2
Input tokens$0.25
Output tokens$0.75
Best providerInception
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 accepts 1,048,576 input tokens compared to Mercury 2's 128,000 tokens. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 can generate longer responses up to 65,535 tokens, while Mercury 2 is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
Input1,048,576 tokens
Output65,535 tokens
Inception
Mercury 2
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
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Input Capabilities

Supported data types and modalities

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 supports multimodal inputs, whereas Mercury 2 does not.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 can handle both text and other forms of data like images, making it suitable for multimodal applications.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Text
Images
Audio
Video

Mercury 2

Text
Images
Audio
Video

License

Usage and distribution terms

Both models are licensed under proprietary licenses.

Both models have usage restrictions defined by their respective organizations.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Proprietary

Closed source

Mercury 2

Proprietary

Closed source

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 was released on 2025-06-05, while Mercury 2 was released on 2026-02-24.

Mercury 2 is 9 months newer than Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Jun 5, 2025

10 months ago

Mercury 2

Feb 24, 2026

1 months ago

8mo newer

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 has a documented knowledge cutoff of 2025-01-31, while Mercury 2's cutoff date is not specified.

We can confirm Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05's training data extends to 2025-01-31, but cannot make a direct comparison without Mercury 2's cutoff date.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

Jan 2025

Mercury 2

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Provider Availability

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is available from Google. Mercury 2 is available from Inception.

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05

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Google
Input Price:Input: $1.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $10.00/1M

Mercury 2

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Inception
Input Price:Input: $0.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.75/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Google
Larger context window (1,048,576 tokens)
Supports multimodal inputs
Higher GPQA score (86.4% vs 74.0%)
Higher LiveCodeBench score (69.0% vs 67.0%)
Inception
Less expensive input tokens
Less expensive output tokens
Higher AIME 2025 score (91.1% vs 88.0%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Google
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05
Inception
Mercury 2

FAQ

Common questions about Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 vs Mercury 2

Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is made by Google and Mercury 2 is made by Inception. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 scores Global-MMLU-Lite: 89.2%, AIME 2025: 88.0%, FACTS Grounding: 87.8%, GPQA: 86.4%, VideoMMMU: 83.6%. Mercury 2 scores AIME 2025: 91.1%, GPQA: 74.0%, IFBench: 71.0%, LiveCodeBench: 67.0%, Tau2 Airline: 53.0%.
Mercury 2 is 5.0x cheaper for input tokens. Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 costs $1.25/M input and $10.00/M output via google. Mercury 2 costs $0.25/M input and $0.75/M output via inception.
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 supports 1.0M tokens and Mercury 2 supports 128K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (1.0M vs 128K), input pricing ($1.25 vs $0.25/M), multimodal support (yes vs no). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Gemini 2.5 Pro Preview 06-05 is developed by Google and Mercury 2 is developed by Inception.