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Mercury Edit 2

Mercury Edit 2

Ultra-fast next-edit prediction for coding

Website inceptionlabs.ai
Overview

What it is

Mercury,from Inception Labs, is the first commercial diffusion LLM. Up to 10x faster than autoregressive models, with comparable or better quality on coding tasks.

Intent

I need it when

Implement fast code completion and autocomplete in a code editor or IDE

Mercury Edit 2 is a small, coding-focused diffusion LLM designed for extremely latency-sensitive code editing workflows. It generates tokens in parallel rather than sequentially, enabling instant code completions and intelligent tab suggestions that keep developers in flow without interrupting their thinking process.

Reduce latency and infrastructure costs for AI-powered developer tools

Mercury Edit 2 delivers 5x faster inference speeds and costs less than half of traditional auto-regressive LLMs. At $0.25 per 1M input tokens and $0.75 per 1M output tokens, it enables cost-effective scaling of coding assistants and real-time AI features in development environments.

Integrate a specialized coding model via cloud infrastructure

Mercury Edit 2 is available through AWS Bedrock and Azure Foundry, providing enterprise-grade deployment options with 99.5%+ uptime and priority support. It supports fine-tuning and private deployments for organizations requiring customized coding assistance.

Build responsive AI features for real-time coding workflows

Mercury Edit 2's parallel token generation and diffusion-based architecture make it ideal for real-time code editing scenarios where latency is critical. It integrates as an OpenAI API-compatible drop-in replacement, enabling rapid deployment into existing coding tools and workflows.

Drop

Not a fit when

  • User requires general-purpose reasoning or complex multi-step reasoning tasks; Mercury Edit 2 is optimized for code editing and latency-sensitive workflows, not reasoning-heavy applications
  • User needs a large, full-featured model for open-ended tasks; Mercury Edit 2 is explicitly described as a small, coding-focused model
  • User requires on-premise deployment without cloud provider integration; Mercury Edit 2 is available through AWS Bedrock and Azure Foundry only
  • User cannot tolerate early-access or beta product status; Mercury Edit 2 is marked as Early Access
  • User needs multimodal capabilities beyond text; Mercury Edit 2 is text-focused and not positioned for audio, image, or video tasks
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Pricing

Pay-per-token API pricing View pricing