DeepSeek OCR 2 vs Mercury Edit 2
Too close to call on our weighted score (Mercury Edit 2 35, DeepSeek OCR 2 32). The right pick depends on what you value most.
DeepSeekDeepSeek OCR 2
32/100- ECI—
- Price$0.89 / $1.47
- Context8K
InceptionMercury Edit 2
35/100- ECI—
- Price$0.25 / $0.75
- Context32K
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Too close to call
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Mercury Edit 2 35/100, DeepSeek OCR 2 32/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Mercury Edit 2 on price and Mercury Edit 2 for long inputs. 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 · DeepSeek OCR 2 $1.03 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
- Longest contextMercury Edit 2Mercury Edit 2 32,000 · DeepSeek OCR 2 8,192 tokens
- Widest inputsDeepSeek OCR 2DeepSeek OCR 2: Text, Images · Mercury Edit 2: Text
- Self-hostingDeepSeek OCR 2Publishes downloadable weights
| Measure | Weight | DeepSeek OCR 2 | Mercury Edit 2 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Price | 50% | 49 | 70 |
| Inputs & features | 30% | 25 | 0 |
| Context window | 20% | 0 | 0 |
| Overall | 100% | 32/100 | 35/100 |
Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.
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| Specification | DeepSeek OCR 2DeepSeek | Mercury Edit 2Inception |
|---|---|---|
| Capability | ||
| Capabilities Index (ECI) | — | — |
| ECI rank | — | — |
| Price per million tokens | ||
| Input | $0.89 | $0.25 (best) |
| Output | $1.47 | $0.75 (best) |
| Cached input | — | $0.025 |
| Blended (3:1) | $1.03 | $0.375 (best) |
| Long-context rate | Same rate | Same rate |
| Price source | Median of 1 providers | Official Inception API |
| Limits | ||
| Context window | 8,192 tokens | 32,000 tokens (best) |
| Max output | 8,192 tokens | 8,192 tokens |
| Inputs and features | ||
| Text | Yes | Yes |
| Images | Yes | No |
| PDFs | No | No |
| Audio | No | No |
| Video | No | No |
| Reasoning | No | No |
| Tool calling | No | No |
| Structured output | No | No |
| Availability | ||
| Weights | Open | Proprietary |
| API model ID | — | mercury-edit-2 |
| API providers | 2 (best) | 1 |
| Released | Jan 27, 2026 | Mar 30, 2026 |
| Knowledge cutoff | — | — |
What would a month cost?
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- DeepSeek OCR 2$11.83
- Mercury Edit 2$4.00
Which should you choose?
Which is better: DeepSeek OCR 2 or Mercury Edit 2?
It is close. Our weighted score puts them within 3 points (Mercury Edit 2 35/100, DeepSeek OCR 2 32/100), so choose by what matters most for your work: Mercury Edit 2 on price and Mercury Edit 2 for long inputs. 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, DeepSeek OCR 2 or Mercury Edit 2?
Mercury Edit 2 is cheaper at $0.25 input / $0.75 output per million tokens (official Inception API price). DeepSeek OCR 2 costs $0.89 input / $1.47 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 $1.03 for DeepSeek OCR 2 (2.8× as much).
Which scores higher on benchmarks?
There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. DeepSeek OCR 2 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 DeepSeek OCR 2 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 DeepSeek OCR 2 and Mercury Edit 2 does not support tool calling, which most coding agents need.
Which has the bigger context window?
Mercury Edit 2 has the largest context window at 32,000 tokens, against 8,192 for DeepSeek OCR 2. Maximum output per response: DeepSeek OCR 2 up to 8,192, Mercury Edit 2 up to 8,192 tokens.
Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?
DeepSeek OCR 2 accepts text and images; Mercury Edit 2 accepts text. DeepSeek OCR 2 handles the widest range of inputs.
Are any of these open source?
DeepSeek OCR 2 publishes its weights and can be self-hosted; Mercury Edit 2 is proprietary.
Which is newer?
Mercury Edit 2 is the newest, released Mar 30, 2026. DeepSeek OCR 2 came out Jan 27, 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 Oct 4, 2026.
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