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Comparison · 2 models · Updated Oct 4, 2026

MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed vs Mercury Edit 2

MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed comes out ahead, 41 to 35 on our weighted score, though Mercury Edit 2 is 2.8× cheaper per token.

  1. Our pick

    MiniMax

    MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed

    Released Mar 18, 2026

    41/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.60 / $2.40
    • Context205K
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  2. Inception

    Mercury Edit 2

    Released Mar 30, 2026

    35/100
    • ECI—
    • Price$0.25 / $0.75
    • Context32K
    Full specs Remove Mercury Edit 2

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01 — Verdict

MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed is our pick

MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed is the better all-round choice, scoring 41/100 against Mercury Edit 2 (35). 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 · MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed $1.05 per 1M tokens (3:1 blend)
  • Longest contextMiniMax-M2.7-highspeedMiniMax-M2.7-highspeed 204,800 · Mercury Edit 2 32,000 tokens
  • Widest inputsSame inputsMiniMax-M2.7-highspeed: Text · Mercury Edit 2: Text
  • Self-hostingMiniMax-M2.7-highspeedPublishes downloadable weights
How the score is built
MeasureWeightMiniMax-M2.7-highspeedMercury Edit 2
Price50%4970
Inputs & features30%350
Context window20%320
Overall100%41/10035/100

Left out because at least one model lacks the data: capability. The remaining weights were rescaled.

02 — Side by side

Every spec in one table

Highlighted cells lead their row. Dashes mean the data is not published.

MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed vs Mercury Edit 2 specifications side by side
SpecificationMiniMax-M2.7-highspeedMiniMaxMercury Edit 2Inception
Capability
Capabilities Index (ECI)——
ECI rank——
Price per million tokens
Input$0.60$0.25 (best)
Output$2.40$0.75 (best)
Cached input$0.06$0.025 (best)
Blended (3:1)$1.05$0.375 (best)
Long-context rateSame rateSame rate
Price sourceOfficial MiniMax (minimax.io) APIOfficial Inception API
Limits
Context window204,800 tokens (best)32,000 tokens
Max output131,072 tokens (best)8,192 tokens
Inputs and features
TextYesYes
ImagesNoNo
PDFsNoNo
AudioNoNo
VideoNoNo
ReasoningYesNo
Tool callingYesNo
Structured outputNoNo
Availability
WeightsOpenProprietary
API model IDMiniMax-M2.7-highspeedmercury-edit-2
API providers14 (best)1
ReleasedMar 18, 2026Mar 30, 2026
Knowledge cutoff——
03 — Cost

What would a month cost?

Enter your expected volume in millions of tokens. List prices only; caching and batch discounts would lower these.

  • MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed$10.80
  • Mercury Edit 2$4.00
04 — Questions

Which should you choose?

Which is better: MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed or Mercury Edit 2?

MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed is the better all-round choice, scoring 41/100 against Mercury Edit 2 (35). 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, MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed or Mercury Edit 2?

Mercury Edit 2 is cheaper at $0.25 input / $0.75 output per million tokens (official Inception API price). MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed costs $0.60 input / $2.40 output per million tokens (official MiniMax (minimax.io) API price). At a typical mix of three input tokens to one output token, that is $0.375 per million tokens for Mercury Edit 2 versus $1.05 for MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed (2.8× as much).

Which scores higher on benchmarks?

There is no independent benchmark that covers both models yet. MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed 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 MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed 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?

MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed has the largest context window at 204,800 tokens, against 32,000 for Mercury Edit 2. Maximum output per response: MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed up to 131,072, Mercury Edit 2 up to 8,192 tokens.

Which can read images, PDFs, audio or video?

MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed accepts text; Mercury Edit 2 accepts text. They handle the same number of input types.

Are any of these open source?

MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed 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. MiniMax-M2.7-highspeed came out Mar 18, 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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