Mercury 3
InceptionKey mercury-3Also reported as inception/mercury-3, inceptionlabs/mercury-3
- Rank
- #361
- by active users
- Active users
- 1
- No change from 1 active users in the previous 7 days. vs previous 7 days
- Adoption
- 0.2%
- of 610 accounts
- Tokens
- 8.2K
- cache included
- Est. cost
- —
- at public list prices
- First seen
- Oct 19, 2026
- in any submission
Nov 6–12, 2026 (UTC)610 accounts100% of tokens from an identified modelData through Nov 12, 2026, 07:55 UTCHow we count
Daily active users
Distinct accounts that used this model on each UTC day.
0 active users on Nov 12, 2026
Show daily values
| Date (UTC) | Active users | Tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Nov 6, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 9, 2026 | 1 | 8.2K |
| Nov 10, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 11, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
| Nov 12, 2026 | 0 | 0 |
Token mix
How the 8.2K tokens split. Cache reads are usually most of an agent's tokens and are priced far below input.
- Input33%
- Output11%
- Cache read24%
- Cache write0%
- Reasoning32%
Agents that carry Mercury 3
Each agent's share of this model's tokens, and how many accounts used the model through it.
Pi100% 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.
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 Nov 12, 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
- $0.19
- Est. per 1M tokens
24% 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 24% of Mercury 3 tokens in the last 7 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 7 days.
- The community mix is the tokens of every identified model in the last 7 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
- InceptionReference
mercury-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 Nov 12, 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
Casper@Casper0158.2Ktokens—est. cost1active daysno price · 1 active days
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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.