# Mercury 2 release · 2026-02-20 · snapshot 2026-10-25

Creator: Inception · 1 effort levels

| Effort level | Input modalities | Intelligence | Total cost | E2E | On the frontier today | ID |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercury 2 | Text | 10.80 | $105 | 6.65s | no | `mercury-2` |

## Launch day (2026-02-20)

- Reached the frontier: 1 of 1
- Impact (intelligence × log-cost hypervolume gained): 0.07
- Rank: #42 of 46 releases this past year


> Metrics snapshot: 2026-10-25T09:25:16Z. Intelligence index version: unknown. Release timeline, frontier age, release impact and shakeup cards are reconstructions using one selected snapshot's metrics, not a record of what was known at release. Scores, benchmark cost and derived value may change when the index methodology changes. Source documentation advertises v4.3.2; API correspondence is unverified.