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Mercury 2.5
● liveLive in preview — diffusion LLM, 260k ctx; the price we read was an 80% launch promo reported to run to Sep 8 07:00 UTC, so the standing rate is higher — we have not re-read it, so it stays unquoted; the GA is still ahead. On the board as live since 2026-08-31 — the watchers keep tracking it: lineup changes, pricing moves and deprecations all alert.
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Where to use Mercury 2.5
6 providers list Mercury 2.5 in the models.dev catalog (as of 2026-10-17), under the model ids shown below.
inception/mercury-2.5inception/mercury-2.5inception/mercury-2.5mercury-2.5inception/mercury-2.5mercury-2-5Listings 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 2.5: quick answers
Is Mercury 2.5 out?
Yes. Mercury 2.5 is live and has been since August 31, 2026.
When was Mercury 2.5 released?
August 31, 2026.
Who makes Mercury 2.5?
Inception. ArtificialWatch also tracks Mercury 2 from Inception.
Where can I use Mercury 2.5?
6 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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