Mercury 3

InceptionKey mercury-3Also reported as inception/mercury-3, inceptionlabs/mercury-3

Rank
#162
by active users
Active users
5
NewNew: no active users in the previous 30 days, 5 now. vs previous 30 days
Adoption
0.5%
of 958 accounts
Tokens
939.7M
cache included
Est. cost
$22
at public list prices
First seen
Oct 19, 2026
in any submission

Oct 14 – Nov 12, 2026 (UTC)958 accounts100% of tokens from an identified modelData through Nov 12, 2026, 00:57 UTCHow we count

Daily active users

Distinct accounts that used this model on each UTC day.

0 active users on Nov 12, 2026

Daily active users for Mercury 3, Oct 14, 2026 to Nov 12, 2026. Peak 3. Use the left and right arrow keys to read each day.320
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Daily active users and tokens for Mercury 3
Date (UTC)Active usersTokens
Oct 14, 202600
Oct 15, 202600
Oct 16, 202600
Oct 17, 202600
Oct 18, 202600
Oct 19, 2026156.8M
Oct 20, 2026339.2M
Oct 21, 202626M
Oct 22, 20261165K
Oct 23, 202612.1M
Oct 24, 20262763.9M
Oct 25, 202600
Oct 26, 2026214.5M
Oct 27, 2026150.6M
Oct 28, 202611.5M
Oct 29, 20261611K
Oct 30, 202611.6M
Oct 31, 20261499K
Nov 1, 20261336K
Nov 2, 20261408K
Nov 3, 202611.6M
Nov 4, 202600
Nov 5, 202600
Nov 6, 202600
Nov 7, 202600
Nov 8, 202600
Nov 9, 202618.2K
Nov 10, 202600
Nov 11, 202600
Nov 12, 202600

Token mix

How the 939.7M tokens split. Cache reads are usually most of an agent's tokens and are priced far below input.

  • Input11%
  • Output0.3%
  • Cache read87%
  • Cache write0%
  • Reasoning1.1%

Agents that carry Mercury 3

Each agent's share of this model's tokens, and how many accounts used the model through it.

  1. Junie87% of this model's tokens1active users
  2. OpenCode4.1% of this model's tokens2active users
  3. DeepSeek Harness3.3% of this model's tokens2active users
  4. Crush3.1% of this model's tokens1active users
  5. Pi2.0% of this model's tokens2active users
  6. ZCode0.4% of this model's tokens1active users
  7. Cherry Studio<0.1% of this model's tokens1active users

Benchmarks

The best result for Mercury 3 in each benchmark Tokscale tracks. Each benchmark has its own unit, run conditions and source, so compare a score only with other models on the same benchmark. Rank is among the models Tokscale matched in that benchmark.

All benchmarks

No benchmark that Tokscale tracks has a result for Mercury 3 yet.

Pricing

List prices from models.dev in US dollars per 1M tokens, retrieved Oct 21, 2026. Inception is the lab's own API and the reference price for the estimates below.

Price at real agent usageEstimate at list prices

What 1M tokens cost at the reference list price when they split into input, output and cache the way Tokscale users' agents used them. It is not what anyone paid.

At this model's mix
$0.02
Est. per 1M tokens
87% cache reads
At the community mix
$0.01
Est. per 1M tokens
96% cache reads
3:1 input/output blend
$0.16
Per 1M tokens at list prices
No cache

Cache reads were 87% of Mercury 3 tokens in the last 30 days and 96% of all tokens. The 3:1 blend, (3 × input + output) ÷ 4, is the usual comparison and ignores cache.

Assumptions

  • Inception list prices per 1M tokens: input $0.10, output $0.35, cache read $0.01.
  • This model's mix is its own input, output, cache and reasoning tokens in the last 30 days.
  • The community mix is the tokens of every identified model in the last 30 days.
  • This is an estimate at list prices, not what anyone paid.
  • Reasoning tokens are priced as output.
  • Long-context tiers, batch pricing and discounts are not applied.
  • Token mixes come from public Tokscale submissions. Hidden accounts are excluded.
  • No cache-write price is listed, so cache writes are priced as input.

List prices by provider

  • InceptionReferencemercury-3
    $0.10 input per 1M tokens$0.35 output per 1M tokens$0.01 cache read per 1M tokensCache write not listed1M tokens of context

Specs

From models.dev (MIT), retrieved Oct 21, 2026, as the lab or the first listed provider reports them. A dash means models.dev does not list the value.

Context window
1M tokens
Max output
131K tokens
Input
Text
Output
Text
Knowledge cutoff
— not listed
Release date
Oct 16, 2026
Open weights
No
Reasoning
Yes
Tool calling
Yes

Top public profiles

Public profiles that used Mercury 3 most in this period, by tokens. Hidden accounts are never listed.

  1. 1ualtinok@ualtinok818Mtokens$22est. cost11active days$22 est. cost · 11 active days
  2. 2Casper@Casper01564.4Mtokens—est. cost6active daysno price · 6 active days
  3. 3Kabir Acharya@KabirAcharya38.2Mtokens<$1est. cost1active days<$1 est. cost · 1 active days
  4. 4Norman Sue@normful18.4Mtokens<$1est. cost2active days<$1 est. cost · 2 active days
  5. 564673a@64673a780Ktokens<$1est. cost1active days<$1 est. cost · 1 active days

More from Inception

Other Inception models in the same period, by active users.

  1. Mercury 3 Openrouter0.1% adoption1active users
  2. Mercury 20.1% adoption1active users
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Sources and attribution

Each score keeps its own source, unit and run conditions. Tokscale does not combine benchmarks into one score, and a missing score means the model was not evaluated, not that it scored zero.

  • models.devSpecs and list prices per provider.MIT · Retrieved Oct 21, 2026models.dev, an open catalog of AI models (github.com/anomalyco/models.dev).
  • TokscaleActive users, tokens and token mix from public Tokscale submissions. Hidden accounts are excluded.How we count