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# Mercury Agent App: Run Inception's Mercury Models in OpenBot

OpenBot runs Inception's Mercury models as one agent of a team, on macOS, Windows or Linux, with an Inception API key. You get shared channels with agents on other providers.

Checked Oct 24, 2026 Sources

## How to set it up

1. ### Download OpenBot

   For macOS 13 or later on Apple silicon or Intel, Windows 10 or later on x64, or x64 or arm64 Linux.

   [macOS](https://openbot.run/download/macos)[Windows](https://openbot.run/download/windows)[Linux](https://openbot.run/download/linux)
2. ### Connect Inception

   Download Pi in OpenBot first: Mercury runs in OpenBot's copy of Pi. Then select Connect on the Inception row and paste an Inception API key. OpenBot keeps the key encrypted and does not change Pi's own settings.
3. ### Give your agent a job

   Create an agent on Inception, choose its model, and give it a task. OpenBot makes a workspace folder for it. When the work grows, add agents on other providers to the same channel.

## What OpenBot adds

- ### Three Mercury models

  Choose Mercury 3, with a context of 1 million tokens, or Mercury 2.5 or Mercury 2.
- ### Your key stays in OpenBot

  OpenBot keeps the Inception API key in its encrypted store, not in Pi's settings files.
- ### A team, not one chat

  Each agent has its own job and workspace. A lead agent gives parts of a task to other agents in a shared channel, and you step in when a decision needs you.
- ### Change the provider, keep the work

  Move an agent to a different provider and it keeps its role, workspace and conversation. Agents on different providers work in the same channel. When a plan reaches its limit, an agent can move to a backup model.
- ### Your data on your computer

  Workspaces, chats and files stay on the computer that runs OpenBot. The provider you choose gets the requests you send.
- ### Use your AI plans

  OpenBot is free for noncommercial use. Your agents use the plans you already pay for.

## Official apps

The apps from Inception, and where they run. OpenBot runs the same agent, so you can use both.

Apps from Inception, as checked on Oct 24, 2026

| App | Runs on | What it is |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Mercury Chat | Your browser | A chat with the Mercury models. |
| Inception API Platform | Your browser, and any OpenAI-compatible client | API keys and use of the Mercury models. |

## Every plan an agent can use

Inception is one of them. Choose a provider for each agent, and change it later: the agent keeps its role, workspace and conversation.

- Inception Mercury models, with an Inception API key.
- ChatGPT Your ChatGPT plan, through Codex.
- Claude Your Claude plan, through Claude Code.
- Gemini Your Google AI Pro or Ultra plan.
- Grok Your Grok account or an xAI API key.
- Cursor Your Cursor plan, or a Cursor API key.
- OpenCode Free models, or an OpenCode Go key.
- Cline Your Cline account, or a Cline API key.
- Muse Code Your Meta account, or a Meta API key.
- Pi Included with OpenBot. Sign in to a provider with /login in Pi.
- Custom agent Any ACP agent, such as Goose, Qwen Code or GitHub Copilot.
- Your own model Any OpenAI-compatible server, also one on your computer.

## Comparisons

- [Best AI Agent Apps in 2026: 13 Apps Compared](https://openbot.run/compare/best-ai-agent-apps)

## Questions

### What is Mercury?

Mercury is Inception's family of diffusion language models. They make tokens in parallel, at more than 1,000 tokens a second, Inception says. Mercury 3 came out on 19 October 2026, with a context of 1 million tokens.

### How much does Mercury cost?

For each million tokens, Mercury 3 costs $0.10 for input and $0.35 for output, at 50% off for its launch. Mercury 2.5 costs $0.20 and $0.75, and Mercury 2 costs $0.25 and $0.75. New accounts get 100 million free tokens.

### Why does Inception need Pi?

OpenBot runs Mercury in its own copy of Pi. Download Pi once in OpenBot, and Inception agents then use it with your Inception API key.

### Can I use Inception agents from my phone or share them with a team?

No. Inception agents use the API key on your computer, so they stay on that computer. The phone apps and team members do not see them. Agents on other providers are available on your phone and to your team.

## Sources

Every statement about Inception comes from the pages below, checked on Oct 24, 2026. They can change after that date.

- [Inception](https://inceptionlabs.ai/)
- [Inception: models and prices](https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/get-started/models)
- [Inception: get started](https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/get-started/get-started)
- [Inception: introducing Mercury 3](https://www.inceptionlabs.ai/blog/introducing-mercury-3)