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Mercury 2
● liveLive — diffusion LLM; listed in the catalogs we sweep; launch date is from Inception's own Feb 24 announcement, not our own reading. On the board as live since 2026-02-24 — the watchers keep tracking it: lineup changes, pricing moves and deprecations all alert.
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Where to use Mercury 2
7 providers list Mercury 2 in the models.dev catalog (as of 2026-10-17), under the model ids shown below.
inception/mercury-2inception/mercury-2inception/mercury-2mercury-2inception/mercury-2mercury-2mercury-2Listings cover the model family, so a provider may list a sibling tier under the same name. Check the id before you build on it.
Mercury 2: quick answers
Is Mercury 2 out?
Yes. Mercury 2 is live and has been since February 24, 2026.
When was Mercury 2 released?
February 24, 2026.
Who makes Mercury 2?
Inception. ArtificialWatch also tracks Mercury 2.5 from Inception.
Where can I use Mercury 2?
7 providers list it in the models.dev catalog, including OpenRouter, Vercel AI Gateway, AI/ML API, Inception and Kilo Gateway. The exact model ids each one lists are on this page.
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