Mercury 2 vs MiniMax M2.7
API pricing, context window and capabilities for Mercury 2 and MiniMax M2.7, side by side. Prices are the cheapest listed serving route per 1M tokens, from LiteLLM and OpenRouter.
Verdict
computed from the published numbersMiniMax M2.7 wins on price, on Terminal-Bench, on intelligence and on context window.
Price
MiniMax M2.7
Terminal-Bench
MiniMax M2.7
Intelligence
MiniMax M2.7
Context window
MiniMax M2.7
Key takeaways
who wins on what, from the published numbersMercury 2 wins
No clear edge on the tracked metrics.
MiniMax M2.7 wins
- Cheaper output ($0.75 vs $0.55 /1M)
- Larger context window (128K vs 1M)
- Higher max output (50K vs 1M)
- More serving providers (3 vs 9)
- Has reasoning mode
Cheaper overall
MiniMax M2.7
$0.25 + $0.55 /1M
Larger context
MiniMax M2.7
1M
More providers
MiniMax M2.7
9 providers
Pricing & specs
cheapest listed route · per 1M tokensOn-demand listed rates, OpenRouter routed quotes and Vercel reseller quotes. Enterprise commitments can be materially lower.
| Mercury 2 | MiniMax M2.7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Input $/1M | $0.25via Inception | $0.25via DeepInfra |
| Output $/1M | $0.75via Inception | $0.55via Pinstripes best |
| Context window | 128K | 1M best |
| Max output | 50K | 1M best |
| Serving providers | 3 | 9 best |
| Date | Released Feb 24, 2026 | Released Mar 18, 2026 |
Benchmarks
Benchmark scores, side by side| Mercury 2 | MiniMax M2.7 | |
|---|---|---|
| Intelligence | 13.8 | 22.8 best |
| Terminal-Bench | 27% | 55% best |
| GPQA Diamond | 77% | 87% best |
| Output speed | 554 t/s best | 64 t/s |
| Latency (TTFT) | 6.83s | 1.46s best |
Cost calculator
choose a serving route for each sideInput tokens / month
Output tokens / month
Mercury 2
via Inception
$2.00
MiniMax M2.7
via DeepInfra
$2.25
Capabilities
feature support, side by side| Feature | Mercury 2 | MiniMax M2.7 |
|---|---|---|
| Vision | — | — |
| Tool use | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reasoning | — | ✓ |
| Audio | — | — |
| Prompt caching | ✓ | ✓ |
| Structured output | ✓ | ✓ |
| Web search | — | — |
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Frequently asked questions
Which is cheaper, Mercury 2 or MiniMax M2.7?
MiniMax M2.7 is cheaper for output ($0.75 vs $0.55 per 1M tokens) from Pinstripes.
What is the context window difference between Mercury 2 and MiniMax M2.7?
Mercury 2 has a 128K-token context window and MiniMax M2.7 has 1M tokens, so MiniMax M2.7 can take a larger prompt.
How do Mercury 2 and MiniMax M2.7 compare on benchmarks?
On the tracked benchmarks, MiniMax M2.7 leads on Terminal-Bench, and MiniMax M2.7 leads on intelligence.
Listed prices from LiteLLM, OpenRouter and Vercel · last checked Oct 14, 2026
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