New Inception Platform accounts get 100 million free API tokens with no payment details. Mercury 3, a fast diffusion LLM with a 1M-token context, is also 50% off at launch: $0.10 per 1M input tokens.
100M free tokens · no card required
Every new Inception Platform account is assigned 100 million free tokens to try the API, with no payment details required. The free tier gives access to all models, including Mercury 3 (1M-token context, 1,000+ tokens/s).
When your free tokens run low, add payment details in Billing to continue on usage-based pricing. The docs describe the allocation per new user account.
Create an account on the Inception Platform (opens in new tab).
Open API Keys and create a new key.
Send your first request to the mercury-3 model using the OpenAI-compatible endpoint.
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50% off · from $0.10 per 1M input tokens
Mercury 3 is 50% off at launch, with no code needed. Launch rates per 1M tokens:
| Per 1M tokens | Regular | Launch |
|---|---|---|
| Input | $0.20 | $0.10 |
| Cached input | $0.02 | $0.01 |
| Output | $0.70 | $0.35 |
Mercury Voice is also 50% off ($0.20 input, $0.75 output per 1M tokens). Inception has not published an end date for the launch discount. Mercury 2 and 2.5 are no longer available to new users.
Sign in to the Inception Platform (opens in new tab).
Add billing details for paid usage.
Use the mercury-3 model; launch rates apply automatically.
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