Mercury 2 vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL

Price, context window & benchmark comparison

Inception

Mercury 2

Inception
$0.25 / $0.75
Input / Output · per 1M tokens
VS
NVIDIA

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL

NVIDIA
$0.15 / $0.47
Input / Output · per 1M tokens
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Verdict: Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 39% cheaper than Mercury 2 on a typical 3:1 input/output mix. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL has the larger context window (1M vs 128K).
Mercury 2Nemotron 3.5 Super VL
Input price / 1M$0.25$0.15
Output price / 1M$0.75$0.47
Blended price (3:1)$0.38$0.23
Cached input / 1M$0.025$0.02
Context window128K1M
Max output50K944K
Intelligence index—13.6
Coding index31.1—
Providers—10
Best provider uptime (30m)—100.0%
Vision inputNoYes
ReasoningYesYes
Tool callingYesYes
Released2026-03-042026-10-15
Retirement2026-11-08—

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FAQ

Which is cheaper, Mercury 2 or Nemotron 3.5 Super VL?

Nemotron 3.5 Super VL is 39% cheaper than Mercury 2 on a typical 3:1 input/output mix.

Mercury 2 vs Nemotron 3.5 Super VL: which has a bigger context window?

Mercury 2: 128,000 tokens. Nemotron 3.5 Super VL: 1,048,576 tokens.

How much would 1 million requests cost?

At 2,000 input + 500 output tokens per request: Mercury 2 ≈ $875.00, Nemotron 3.5 Super VL ≈ $535.00.

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