DeepSeek V3.2 Exp vs Mercury: side-by-side summary

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp and Mercury are available through the OpenRouter API, so switching between them takes a model slug change rather than a new integration.

DeepSeek V3.2 Exp, from DeepSeek, has a 163,840-token context window and is priced at $0.27/M tokens input, $0.41/M tokens output on OpenRouter.

Mercury, from inception, has a 128,000-token context window and is priced by the provider serving it on OpenRouter.

Context window

• DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: 163,840 tokens
• Mercury: 128,000 tokens

Price

• DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: $0.27/M tokens input, $0.41/M tokens output
• Mercury: Pricing varies by provider

Provided by

• DeepSeek V3.2 Exp: DeepSeek
• Mercury: inception

• DeepSeek V3.2 Exp model details, providers and pricing
• Mercury model details, providers and pricing