CoBuddy vs Mercury Edit 2
CoBuddy comes out ahead, 46 to 34 on our weighted score, though Mercury Edit 2 is 24% cheaper per token.
- Our pick
BaiduCoBuddy
46/100- ECI—
- Price$0.28 / $1.13
- Context131K
InceptionMercury Edit 2
34/100- ECI—
- Price$0.25 / $0.75
- Context32K
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CoBuddy is our pick
CoBuddy is the better all-round choice, scoring 46/100 against Mercury Edit 2 (34). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Mercury Edit 2 wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
- CapabilityNot enough dataNo independent benchmark covers every model here yet
- Lowest priceMercury Edit 2Mercury Edit 2 $0.375 · CoBuddy $0.492 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextCoBuddyCoBuddy 131,072 · Mercury Edit 2 32,000 tokens
- Widest inputsSame inputsCoBuddy: Text · Mercury Edit 2: Text
- Self-hostingNo open weightsBoth are available only through APIs
| Measure | Weight | CoBuddy | Mercury Edit 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 62 | 67 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 35 | 0 |
| Context window | 20% | 25 | 0 |
| Overall | 100% | 46/100 | 34/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
Every spec in one table
Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.
| Specification | CoBuddyBaidu | Mercury Edit 2Inception |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.28 | $0.25 (best) |
| Output | $1.13 | $0.75 (best) |
| Cached input | — | $0.025 |
| Blended (3:1) | $0.492 | $0.375 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 1 providers | Official Inception API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 131,072 tokens (best) | 32,000 tokens |
| Max output | 65,536 tokens (best) | 8,192 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | No | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | Yes | No |
| Tool calling | Yes | No |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Proprietary | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | mercury-edit-2 |
| API providers | 1 | 1 |
| Released | May 6, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- CoBuddy$5.06
- Mercury Edit 2$4.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: CoBuddy or Mercury Edit 2?
CoBuddy is the better all-round choice, scoring 46/100 against Mercury Edit 2 (34). It leads on inputs & features and context window. Mercury Edit 2 wins on price. The score weighs price 50%, inputs & features 30%, context window 20%. None of the shared benchmarks cover every model here yet, so capability is left out of this verdict.
Which is cheaper, CoBuddy or Mercury Edit 2?
Mercury Edit 2 is cheaper at $0.25 input / $0.75 output per million tokens (official Inception API price). CoBuddy costs $0.28 input / $1.13 output per million tokens (median across 1 API provider). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.375 per million tokens for Mercury Edit 2 versus $0.492 for CoBuddy (1.3× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. CoBuddy has not been scored yet and Mercury Edit 2 has not been scored yet.
Which is better for coding?
There are no published SWE-bench Verified results for CoBuddy and Mercury Edit 2 yet, so there is no like-for-like coding score. Test both on a sample of your own tasks. Note that Mercury Edit 2 does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
CoBuddy has the largest context window at 131,072 tokens, against 32,000 for Mercury Edit 2. Maximum output per response: CoBuddy up to 65,536, Mercury Edit 2 up to 8,192 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
CoBuddy accepts text; Mercury Edit 2 accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.
Are any of these open source?
No. CoBuddy and Mercury Edit 2 are proprietary and only available through APIs and apps.
Which is newer?
CoBuddy is the newest, released May 6, 2026. Mercury Edit 2 came out Mar 30, 2026.
How do you decide the winner?
Each model gets a 0–100 score on capability (50%, independent benchmark results); price (25%, blended price per million tokens (3 input : 1 output), log scale); inputs & features (15%, image, PDF, audio and video input, tool calling, structured output and reasoning); context window (10%, maximum tokens per request, log scale). Dimensions missing for any model are dropped and the remaining weights rescaled, so every model is judged on the same evidence. Specs and prices come from public model listings and the labs’ own API pages; capability scores come from independent benchmark runs. Data updated Nov 2, 2026.
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