Model Comparison

Mercury 2 vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Mercury 2 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is 1.2x cheaper per token.

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Performance Benchmarks

Comparative analysis across standard metrics

3 benchmarks

Mercury 2 outperforms in 2 benchmarks (AIME 2025, Tau2 Airline), while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is better at 1 benchmark (GPQA).

Mercury 2 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

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 costs less

For input processing, Mercury 2 ($0.25/1M tokens) is 1.7x more expensive than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 ($0.15/1M tokens).

For output processing, Mercury 2 ($0.75/1M tokens) is 1.1x cheaper than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 ($0.80/1M tokens).

In conclusion, Mercury 2 is more expensive than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507.*

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

Lowest available price from all providers
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Inception
Mercury 2
Input tokens$0.25
Output tokens$0.75
Best providerInception
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
Input tokens$0.15
Output tokens$0.80
Best providerFireworks
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Context Window

Maximum input and output token capacity

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 accepts 262,144 input tokens compared to Mercury 2's 128,000 tokens. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 can generate longer responses up to 131,072 tokens, while Mercury 2 is limited to 8,192 tokens.

Inception
Mercury 2
Input128,000 tokens
Output8,192 tokens
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507
Input262,144 tokens
Output131,072 tokens
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License

Usage and distribution terms

Mercury 2 is licensed under a proprietary license, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 uses Apache 2.0.

License differences may affect how you can use these models in commercial or open-source projects.

Mercury 2

Proprietary

Closed source

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Apache 2.0

Open weights

Release Timeline

When each model was launched

Mercury 2 was released on 2026-02-24, while Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 was released on 2025-07-22.

Mercury 2 is 7 months newer than Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507.

Mercury 2

Feb 24, 2026

1 months ago

7mo newer
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Jul 22, 2025

9 months ago

Knowledge Cutoff

When training data ends

Neither model specifies a knowledge cutoff date.

Unable to compare the recency of their training data.

No cutoff dates available

Provider Availability

Mercury 2 is available from Inception. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is available from Fireworks, Novita.

Mercury 2

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Inception
Input Price:Input: $0.25/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.75/1M

Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

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Fireworks
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.80/1M
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Novita
Input Price:Input: $0.15/1MOutput Price:Output: $0.80/1M
* Prices shown are per million tokens

Outputs Comparison

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Key Takeaways

Inception
Less expensive output tokens
Higher AIME 2025 score (91.1% vs 70.3%)
Higher Tau2 Airline score (53.0% vs 44.0%)
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Larger context window (262,144 tokens)
Less expensive input tokens
Has open weights
Higher GPQA score (77.5% vs 74.0%)

Detailed Comparison

AI Model Comparison Table
Feature
Inception
Mercury 2
Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

FAQ

Common questions about Mercury 2 vs Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507

Mercury 2 shows notably better performance in the majority of benchmarks. Mercury 2 is made by Inception and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is made by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team. The best choice depends on your use case — compare their benchmark scores, pricing, and capabilities above.
Mercury 2 scores AIME 2025: 91.1%, GPQA: 74.0%, IFBench: 71.0%, LiveCodeBench: 67.0%, Tau2 Airline: 53.0%. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 scores ZebraLogic: 95.0%, MMLU-Redux: 93.1%, IFEval: 88.7%, MultiPL-E: 87.9%, Creative Writing v3: 87.5%.
Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is 1.7x cheaper for input tokens. Mercury 2 costs $0.25/M input and $0.75/M output via inception. Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 costs $0.15/M input and $0.80/M output via fireworks.
Mercury 2 supports 128K tokens and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 supports 262K tokens. A larger context window lets you process longer documents, conversations, or codebases in a single request.
Key differences include context window (128K vs 262K), input pricing ($0.25 vs $0.15/M), licensing (Proprietary vs Apache 2.0). See the full comparison above for benchmark-by-benchmark results.
Mercury 2 is developed by Inception and Qwen3-235B-A22B-Instruct-2507 is developed by Alibaba Cloud / Qwen Team.