# Inception models

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| Model | Context | Latency | Throughput | Input | Output | Cache | Web Search | Capabilities | ZDR | No Training | Regional Inference | Free Tier | Released |  |
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| ![inception logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Finception.png&w=48&q=75) [inception/mercury-2](/ai-gateway/models/mercury-2) | 128K | 0.4s |  | $0.25/M | $0.75/M | Read:$0.03/M Write:— | — |  |  |  |  |  | 02/24/2026 |  |
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| ![inception logo](/vc-ap-vercel-marketing/_next/image?url=https%3A%2F%2F7nyt0uhk7sse4zvn.public.blob.vercel-storage.com%2Fdocs-assets%2Fstatic%2Fdocs%2Fai-gateway%2Flogos%2Finception.png&w=48&q=75) [inception/mercury-coder-small](/ai-gateway/models/mercury-coder-small) | 32K | 0.4s |  | $0.25/M | $1/M |  | — |  |  |  |  |  | 02/26/2025 |  |