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# Inception: Mercury 2.5

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## [Inception: Mercury 2.5](https://ailoot.ai/models/en/inception-mercury-2-5/)

Mercury 2.5 is Inception’s diffusion-based reasoning text model with a 260K context. Tunable reasoning, parallel tool calls and schema-aligned JSON support search, extraction, coding assistance and repeated agent steps that need a clear, structured result.

- [**Ailoot Ultra · OpenAI Chat** `POST /v1/chat/completions` `inception/mercury-2.5`](https://ailoot.ai/models/en/inception-mercury-2-5/#method-0)
- [**Ailoot Ultra · Anthropic Messages** `POST /v1/messages` `inception/mercury-2.5`](https://ailoot.ai/models/en/inception-mercury-2-5/#method-1)

About the model

This description covers the model’s capabilities. Available in Ailoot inputs, outputs and options are listed for the selected method below.

Mercury 2.5 is Inception’s diffusion-based reasoning language model. It follows Mercury 2 with updated training shaped by production feedback and failure cases, while retaining the family’s focus on responsive text generation. Its published profile includes a 260K context, tunable reasoning, parallel tool calls and schema-aligned JSON. The input is a written task and relevant text context; the output is text, code, a structured record or proposed tool-call content.

#### Diffusion and reasoning

The Mercury family generates language through parallel refinement rather than solely predicting one token after another from left to right. This architectural direction is intended to make repeated model steps fit into an interactive workflow. Tunable reasoning lets the producer profile adjust the depth of analysis to the task. Set the required final artifact explicitly: the answer may need to be short even when an intermediate process is more involved.

For a comparison, supply the criteria and named source passages. For extraction, define the fields and their meaning. A useful task instruction is: “Turn these source passages into a record of the required specifications, preserve units and identify the passage supporting each value.” Schema-aligned output gives the application an organised result; agreement with the source still requires review.

#### Search and retrieval workflows

The manufacturer describes Mercury use in search planning, query rewriting, structuring facts, source summarisation and answer checking. An application can give each step a specific purpose and pass the relevant evidence to the next. Ask a query rewrite to preserve the user’s actual constraints, and ask a source summary to retain the facts needed by the final answer rather than merely shorten every passage.

Mercury 2.5’s parallel tool-call capability is useful when independent operations can obtain different observations for a task. Provide clear function definitions and parameter schemas. The application performs the selected calls and returns their results. Keep the call identifiers and source labels together so the final answer uses observed information, not an assumption that a tool was executed.

#### Coding and context work

The maker also describes coding assistance and supporting operations such as compacting a long session or finding an appropriate tool. For compaction, identify what the next task needs: accepted requirements, current failures, decisions and the evidence behind them. Ask the model to preserve those items and distinguish incomplete work from a completed result.

For a software change, provide relevant code, expected behaviour and a failing input or observed error. Request a focused implementation and its explanation. If a visual or speech application uses Mercury as its language step, provide the text or tool observation that this model actually consumes; speech recognition, speech synthesis and media rendering remain distinct components.

#### Limits and output review

The 260K context is the documented 2.5 profile, distinct from Mercury 2’s 128K launch context and the specialised Mercury Voice and Router models. Budget source material, history, reasoning and the final result together. Choose the output form before the task starts and retain space for an answer that includes the mandatory details.

A useful final artifact is a structured extraction, a source-based explanation, a code proposal or a concise task-state summary. Review facts against the supplied material and code in its intended environment. The diffusion architecture and responsive workload role do not independently establish correctness, access to an external source or execution of a proposed action.

Practical task

### Rewrite a constrained retrieval query

Technical example in English

```
Rewrite a constrained retrieval query

Rewrite this request into two concise search queries for an application's document retriever: 'Find the approved procedure for recovering failed nightly exports without rerunning completed pages, for the warehouse service, excluding the retired batch runner.' Preserve the service, recovery objective and exclusion. Explain briefly what each query emphasizes; do not perform a search.
```

#### Expected result

```
Two query rewrites with short purpose notes, retaining all mandatory constraints.
```

#### Check the result

```
Neither rewrite drops the warehouse-service scope, completed-page protection or retired-runner exclusion.
```

**Ailoot Ultra · OpenAI Chat** `POST /v1/chat/completions` `inception/mercury-2.5`

[`inception/mercury-2.5`](https://ailoot.ai/models/en/#m=inception%2Fmercury-2.5&route=Ultra&caller=inception%2Fmercury-2.5&fmt=chat)

Inception /`inception/mercury-2.5`

### Overview

Mercury 2.5 is Inception’s diffusion-based reasoning text model with a 260K context. Tunable reasoning, parallel tool calls and schema-aligned JSON support search, extraction, coding assistance and repeated agent steps that need a clear, structured result.

Accepted inputs

Text

Results

Text

### Available in Ailoot · inputs & methods

**Ailoot Ultra · OpenAI Chat** `POST /v1/chat/completions`

Input types

`text`

Output types

`text`

Output format

json or SSE

| Field | Type | Requirement | Values & limits | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Field`model` | Type`string` | RequirementRequired | Values & limits inception/mercury-2.5 | Default— |
| Field`messages` | Type`message[]` | RequirementRequired | Values & limits Minimum items: 1 | Default— |
| Field`messages[].role` | Type`string` | RequirementRequired | Values & limits Examples: system, user, assistant, tool, function Conditions: These roles are explicitly represented by Source compatibility types; the exact model role set remains model-specific. Model-specific | Default— |
| Field`messages[].content` | Type`string\|content_part[]\|null` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
| Field`messages[].tool_calls` | Type`tool_call[]` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
| Field`messages[].tool_call_id` | Type`string` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Applies when: role=tool; use actual returned ID | Default— |
| Field`messages[].name` | Type`string` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
| Field`messages[].reasoning_content` | Type`string` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Applies when: Round-trip actual returned reasoning where this model uses it | Default— |
| Field`messages[].reasoning_details` | Type`object\|array` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
| Field`max_tokens` | Type`integer` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Minimum: 1 Model-specific | Default— |
| Field`max_completion_tokens` | Type`integer` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Minimum: 1 Model-specific | Default— |
| Field`stream` | Type`boolean` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Defaultfalse |
| Field`stream_options.include_usage` | Type`boolean` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
| Field`temperature` | Type`number` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
| Field`top_p` | Type`number` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
| Field`stop` | Type`string\|string[]` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
| Field`tools` | Type`function_tool[]` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
| Field`tools[].type` | Type`string` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits function Model-specific | Default— |
| Field`tools[].function.name` | Type`string` | RequirementRequired | Values & limits Applies when: function tool supplied | Default— |
| Field`tools[].function.description` | Type`string` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
| Field`tools[].function.parameters` | Type`JSON_schema` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Default— |
| Field`tool_choice` | Type`string\|object` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
| Field`parallel_tool_calls` | Type`boolean` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
| Field`response_format` | Type`object` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
| Field`reasoning_effort` | Type`string` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
| Field`reasoning` | Type`object` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
| Field`service_tier` | Type`string` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
| Field`instructions` | Type`string` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Compatibility field | Default— |
| Field`functions` | Type`function[]` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
| Field`function_call` | Type`string\|object` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
| Field`prompt_cache_options` | Type`object` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Model-specific | Default— |
| Field`modalities` | Type`string[]` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits text | Default— |
| Field`provider` | Type`object` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Conditions: provider.options is rejected on this Ultra text route | Default— |
| Field`cache_control.ttl` | Type`string` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits Conditions: 1h is rejected in actual prompt-cache locations | Default— |

Input material combinations

**Text** · UTF8 text

`messages[].content`

Method parameters and lifecycle

| Parameter | Contract |
| --- | --- |
| Parameter`content_type` | Contractapplication/json |
| Parameter`required` | Contractmodel, messages |
| Parameter`material_types` | Contracttext |
| Parameter`messages` | Contractmessage array with role/content shape |
| Parameter`file_material` | Contractactual UTF-8 document inserted as literal text; no file ID inferred |
| Parameter`optional_controls` | Contractstream, temperature, top\_p, stop, max\_tokens, max\_completion\_tokens, reasoning, response\_format, tools, tool\_choice |
| Parameter`control_scope` | Contractmodel-specific; user function tools differ from hosted tools |
| Parameter`output_modalities` | Contracttext |
| Parameter`hosted_operations` | Contractfalse |
| Parameter`multimodal_input_binding` | Contractnull |

Lifecycle: `synchronous_or_streamed`

Send exact model ID with messages.

Context length is not an output cap.

A text file may supply literal text; image/audio/file-object inputs need exact binding.

### Pricing

Tariff references do not add request options. Supported parameters are listed for the selected method.

Fast mode

Standard rate When fast mode is selected

Flex mode

Standard rate When flex mode is selected

Maximum reasoning effort

Standard rate When maximum reasoning effort uses the default adjustment

Reasoning effort · high

Standard rate When reasoning effort is high

Reasoning effort · low

Standard rate When reasoning effort is low

Reasoning effort · medium

Standard rate When reasoning effort is medium

Reasoning effort · none

Standard rate When reasoning effort is none

#### Ailoot rates

#### Prices by configuration

Match each charge to the conditions shown. Use one rate for each set of alternative configurations.

| Configuration | Rate schedule | Context tokens, more than | Context tokens, up to and including | Charge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ConfigurationBase token rates | Rate scheduleBase rate | Context tokens, more than— | Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper bound | Charge Input · Input tokens **$0.0004** / 1K tokens Output · Output tokens **$0.0015** / 1K tokens Input · Cache read **$0.00004** / 1K tokens Input · Cache write **—** / 1K tokens Input · Cache write, 1 hour **—** / 1K tokens |
| ConfigurationRequest-length tier 1 | Rate schedule— | Context tokens, more than0 | Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper bound | Charge Input · Input tokens **$0.0004** / 1K tokens Output · Output tokens **$0.0015** / 1K tokens Input · Cache read **$0.00004** / 1K tokens Input · Cache write **—** / 1K tokens Input · Cache write, 1 hour **—** / 1K tokens |

Ailoot reserves an estimated amount before a request. After the result, it settles the final charge from measured usage. Streaming settlement uses the final usage record. [How reservation and settlement work →](https://ailoot.ai/docs/en/billing/reserve/)

### Example requests

#### Ailoot Ultra · OpenAI Chat

curlPython SDKPython stream

```bash
set -eu
: "${AILOOT_API_KEY:?Set your Ailoot API key}"
python3 - <<'PY_REQUEST'
import json,os
from pathlib import Path
p=json.loads('{"model": "inception/mercury-2.5", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "Explain the difference between an observation and a hypothesis in three sentences."}]}')

Path("request.json").write_text(json.dumps(p,ensure_ascii=False))
PY_REQUEST
curl --fail-with-body --silent --show-error https://api.ailoot.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $AILOOT_API_KEY" -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary @request.json -D response-headers.txt -o result.json
python3 - <<'PY_RESULT'
import json
from pathlib import Path
r=json.loads(Path("result.json").read_text())
for x in r.get("choices",[]):
    if x.get("message",{}).get("content"): print(x["message"]["content"])
PY_RESULT
```

```python
from openai import OpenAI
import os

if not os.environ.get("AILOOT_API_KEY", "").strip(): raise SystemExit("Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request")
client=OpenAI(base_url="https://api.ailoot.ai/v1",api_key=os.environ["AILOOT_API_KEY"],max_retries=0)
result=client.chat.completions.create(model='inception/mercury-2.5',messages=[{"role":"user","content":"Explain observations and hypotheses in three sentences."}])
import base64, json
from pathlib import Path

def save_result(data, stem="result"):
    # Keep every field, including usage, IDs, reasoning and tool requests.
    Path(stem + ".json").write_text(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")
    print(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))
    def save_blob(encoded, suffix, label):
        raw = base64.b64decode(encoded, altchars=b"-_", validate=True)
        ext = "png" if raw.startswith(b"\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n") else "jpg" if raw.startswith(b"\xff\xd8") else "webp" if raw[:4] == b"RIFF" and raw[8:12] == b"WEBP" else suffix
        file = Path(stem + "-" + label + "." + ext)
        file.write_bytes(raw)
        print("Saved", file)
    for index, block in enumerate(data.get("content") or []):
        print("Content", index, json.dumps(block, ensure_ascii=False))
    for choice in data.get("choices") or []:
        print("Choice", choice.get("index"), json.dumps(choice.get("message", choice.get("delta", {})), ensure_ascii=False))
    for index, item in enumerate(data.get("output") or []):
        print("Output", index, json.dumps(item, ensure_ascii=False))
        if item.get("type") == "image_generation_call" and item.get("result"):
            save_blob(item["result"], item.get("output_format") or "bin", "output-" + str(index))
    for ci, candidate in enumerate(data.get("candidates") or []):
        for pi, part in enumerate((candidate.get("content") or {}).get("parts") or []):
            print("Candidate/part", ci, pi, json.dumps(part, ensure_ascii=False))
            blob = part.get("inlineData") or part.get("inline_data")
            if blob and blob.get("data"):
                mime = blob.get("mimeType") or blob.get("mime_type")
                suffix = {"image/png":"png", "image/jpeg":"jpg", "image/webp":"webp", "audio/wav":"wav", "audio/mpeg":"mp3", "video/mp4":"mp4"}.get(mime, "bin")
                save_blob(blob["data"], suffix, "candidate-" + str(ci) + "-part-" + str(pi))

save_result(result.to_dict(mode="json"))
```

```python
from openai import OpenAI
import os
from pathlib import Path

if not os.environ.get("AILOOT_API_KEY", "").strip(): raise SystemExit("Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request")
client=OpenAI(base_url="https://api.ailoot.ai/v1",api_key=os.environ["AILOOT_API_KEY"],max_retries=0)
import base64, json
from pathlib import Path

def save_result(data, stem="result"):
    # Keep every field, including usage, IDs, reasoning and tool requests.
    Path(stem + ".json").write_text(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2), encoding="utf-8")
    print(json.dumps(data, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))
    def save_blob(encoded, suffix, label):
        raw = base64.b64decode(encoded, altchars=b"-_", validate=True)
        ext = "png" if raw.startswith(b"\x89PNG\r\n\x1a\n") else "jpg" if raw.startswith(b"\xff\xd8") else "webp" if raw[:4] == b"RIFF" and raw[8:12] == b"WEBP" else suffix
        file = Path(stem + "-" + label + "." + ext)
        file.write_bytes(raw)
        print("Saved", file)
    for index, block in enumerate(data.get("content") or []):
        print("Content", index, json.dumps(block, ensure_ascii=False))
    for choice in data.get("choices") or []:
        print("Choice", choice.get("index"), json.dumps(choice.get("message", choice.get("delta", {})), ensure_ascii=False))
    for index, item in enumerate(data.get("output") or []):
        print("Output", index, json.dumps(item, ensure_ascii=False))
        if item.get("type") == "image_generation_call" and item.get("result"):
            save_blob(item["result"], item.get("output_format") or "bin", "output-" + str(index))
    for ci, candidate in enumerate(data.get("candidates") or []):
        for pi, part in enumerate((candidate.get("content") or {}).get("parts") or []):
            print("Candidate/part", ci, pi, json.dumps(part, ensure_ascii=False))
            blob = part.get("inlineData") or part.get("inline_data")
            if blob and blob.get("data"):
                mime = blob.get("mimeType") or blob.get("mime_type")
                suffix = {"image/png":"png", "image/jpeg":"jpg", "image/webp":"webp", "audio/wav":"wav", "audio/mpeg":"mp3", "video/mp4":"mp4"}.get(mime, "bin")
                save_blob(blob["data"], suffix, "candidate-" + str(ci) + "-part-" + str(pi))

with client.chat.completions.stream(model='inception/mercury-2.5',messages=[{"role":"user","content":"Explain observations and hypotheses in three sentences."}]) as stream:
    with Path("stream-events.jsonl").open("w",encoding="utf-8") as log:
        for event in stream:
            payload=event.to_dict(mode="json")
            log.write(json.dumps(payload,ensure_ascii=False)+"\n"); log.flush()
            print(json.dumps(payload,ensure_ascii=False))
    final=stream.get_final_completion()
    save_result(final.to_dict(mode="json"),"stream-result")
```

### Receive and save results

#### Ailoot Ultra · OpenAI Chat

json or SSE

##### Keep all completed results

Keep every complete returned response, file and content part.

Keep every choice and its content/tool calls/reasoning. In SSE assemble deltas by choice/tool index, retain the final finish reason and usage.

##### If the original response needs checking

Keep request/response IDs and headers. No generic text job retrieval URL is supplied.

Response fields

| Field | Type |
| --- | --- |
| Field`choices[].index` | Typeinteger |
| Field`choices[].message.content` | Typestring\|null |
| Field`choices[].message.tool_calls` | Typetool\_call\[\] |
| Field`choices[].message.reasoning_content` | Typestring |
| Field`choices[].message.reasoning_details` | Typeobject\|array |
| Field`choices[].finish_reason` | Typestring\|null |
| Field`usage` | Typeobject |

Errors and next steps

| Response | Condition | Next step |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Response400 · `invalid_request_error` | ConditionInvalid required fields, material representation or parameter value | Next stepCorrect the indicated fields before a new creation request. |

### Aliases

#### Model aliases

**Ailoot Ultra** [`inception/mercury-2.5`](https://ailoot.ai/models/en/#m=inception%2Fmercury-2.5&route=Ultra&caller=inception%2Fmercury-2.5&fmt=chat)

#### Method path aliases

Use the method paths shown above.

#### Related caller IDs

[`inception/mercury-2.5`](https://ailoot.ai/models/en/#m=inception%2Fmercury-2.5&route=Ultra&caller=inception%2Fmercury-2.5&fmt=chat)

**Ailoot Ultra · Anthropic Messages** `POST /v1/messages` `inception/mercury-2.5`

[`inception/mercury-2.5`](https://ailoot.ai/models/en/#m=inception%2Fmercury-2.5&route=Ultra&caller=inception%2Fmercury-2.5&fmt=messages)

Inception /`inception/mercury-2.5`

### Overview

Mercury 2.5 is Inception’s diffusion-based reasoning text model with a 260K context. Tunable reasoning, parallel tool calls and schema-aligned JSON support search, extraction, coding assistance and repeated agent steps that need a clear, structured result.

Accepted inputs

Text

Results

json · sse

### Available in Ailoot · inputs & methods

**Ailoot Ultra · Anthropic Messages** `POST /v1/messages`

Input types

`text`

Output types

`json`, `sse`

Output format

JSON or SSE

| Field | Type | Requirement | Values & limits | Default |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Field`model` | Type`string` | RequirementRequired | Values & limits inception/mercury-2.5 | Default— |
| Field`messages` | Type`message[]` | RequirementRequired | Values & limits | Default— |
| Field`messages[].role` | Type`string` | RequirementRequired | Values & limits user, assistant | Default— |
| Field`messages[].content` | Type`string` | RequirementRequired | Values & limits | Default— |
| Field`max_tokens` | Type`integer` | RequirementRequired | Values & limits | Default— |
| Field`stream` | Type`boolean` | RequirementOptional | Values & limits | Defaultfalse |

Input material combinations

**Text** · UTF-8 text

`messages[].content string`

Method parameters and lifecycle

| Parameter | Contract |
| --- | --- |
| Parameter`content_type` | Contractapplication/json |
| Parameter`required` | Contractmodel, messages, max\_tokens |
| Parameter`optional_controls` | Contractstream |
| Parameter`material_types` | Contracttext |
| Parameter`text_file_material` | ContractRead the actual UTF-8 document and put its text in the indicated input or message content string. |

Lifecycle: `synchronous_or_streamed`

### Pricing

Tariff references do not add request options. Supported parameters are listed for the selected method.

Fast mode

Standard rate When fast mode is selected

Flex mode

Standard rate When flex mode is selected

Maximum reasoning effort

Standard rate When maximum reasoning effort uses the default adjustment

Reasoning effort · high

Standard rate When reasoning effort is high

Reasoning effort · low

Standard rate When reasoning effort is low

Reasoning effort · medium

Standard rate When reasoning effort is medium

Reasoning effort · none

Standard rate When reasoning effort is none

#### Ailoot rates

#### Prices by configuration

Match each charge to the conditions shown. Use one rate for each set of alternative configurations.

| Configuration | Rate schedule | Context tokens, more than | Context tokens, up to and including | Charge |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| ConfigurationBase token rates | Rate scheduleBase rate | Context tokens, more than— | Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper bound | Charge Input · Input tokens **$0.0004** / 1K tokens Output · Output tokens **$0.0015** / 1K tokens Input · Cache read **$0.00004** / 1K tokens Input · Cache write **—** / 1K tokens Input · Cache write, 1 hour **—** / 1K tokens |
| ConfigurationRequest-length tier 1 | Rate schedule— | Context tokens, more than0 | Context tokens, up to and includingNo upper bound | Charge Input · Input tokens **$0.0004** / 1K tokens Output · Output tokens **$0.0015** / 1K tokens Input · Cache read **$0.00004** / 1K tokens Input · Cache write **—** / 1K tokens Input · Cache write, 1 hour **—** / 1K tokens |

Ailoot reserves an estimated amount before a request. After the result, it settles the final charge from measured usage. Streaming settlement uses the final usage record. [How reservation and settlement work →](https://ailoot.ai/docs/en/billing/reserve/)

### Example requests

#### Ailoot Ultra · Anthropic Messages

Complete minimal JSON bodycurl · use your UTF-8 documentPython · save the complete result

```json
{
  "model": "inception/mercury-2.5",
  "max_tokens": 128,
  "messages": [
    {
      "role": "user",
      "content": "Summarize the incident report."
    }
  ],
  "stream": false
}
```

```bash
set -eu
: "${AILOOT_API_KEY:?Set your Ailoot API key}"
: "${AILOOT_TEXT_FILE:?Set your actual UTF-8 document}"
export AILOOT_TEXT_FILE
python3 - <<'PY_REQUEST'
import json, os
from pathlib import Path

source_file = Path(os.environ['AILOOT_TEXT_FILE'])
if not source_file.is_file():
    raise SystemExit('Set AILOOT_TEXT_FILE to your actual UTF-8 document')
text = source_file.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
if not text.strip():
    raise SystemExit('Choose a document containing text')
payload = {'model': 'inception/mercury-2.5', 'max_tokens': 128, 'messages': [{'role': 'user', 'content': 'Summarize the incident report.'}]}
payload['messages'][0]['content'] = 'Summarize this material and quote supporting source passages.\n\n' + text
Path('request.json').write_text(json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False), encoding='utf-8')
PY_REQUEST
curl --fail-with-body --silent --show-error https://api.ailoot.ai/v1/messages \
  -H "x-api-key: $AILOOT_API_KEY" -H 'anthropic-version: 2023-06-01' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data-binary @request.json -D response-headers.txt -o result.json
python3 - <<'PY_RESULT'
import json
from pathlib import Path

result = json.loads(Path('result.json').read_text(encoding='utf-8'))
print(json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))
PY_RESULT
```

```python
import json, os
from pathlib import Path

source_file = Path(os.environ['AILOOT_TEXT_FILE'])
if not source_file.is_file():
    raise SystemExit('Set AILOOT_TEXT_FILE to your actual UTF-8 document')
text = source_file.read_text(encoding='utf-8')
if not text.strip():
    raise SystemExit('Choose a document containing text')
payload = {'model': 'inception/mercury-2.5', 'max_tokens': 128, 'messages': [{'role': 'user', 'content': 'Summarize the incident report.'}]}
payload['messages'][0]['content'] = 'Summarize this material and quote supporting source passages.\n\n' + text
from urllib.request import Request, urlopen
from urllib.error import HTTPError

api_key = os.environ['AILOOT_API_KEY']
if not api_key.strip():
    raise SystemExit('Set AILOOT_API_KEY before making a request')
headers = {'x-api-key': 'PLACEHOLDER_KEY', 'anthropic-version': '2023-06-01', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'}
headers['x-api-key'] = api_key
request = Request('https://api.ailoot.ai/v1/messages', data=json.dumps(payload, ensure_ascii=False).encode('utf-8'), headers=headers, method='POST')
try:
    with urlopen(request, timeout=120) as response:
        raw = response.read()
        Path('response-headers.txt').write_text(str(response.headers), encoding='utf-8')
except HTTPError as error:
    Path('result.json').write_bytes(error.read())
    Path('response-headers.txt').write_text(str(error.headers), encoding='utf-8')
    raise
Path('result.json').write_bytes(raw)
import json
from pathlib import Path

result = json.loads(Path('result.json').read_text(encoding='utf-8'))
print(json.dumps(result, ensure_ascii=False, indent=2))
```

### Receive and save results

#### Ailoot Ultra · Anthropic Messages

JSON or SSE

##### Keep all completed results

Keep every complete returned response, file and content part.

Keep all content blocks, thinking signatures and actual tool-use IDs. Assemble all SSE block deltas; a first text block is not the complete output.

##### If the original response needs checking

Keep request/response IDs and headers. No generic text job retrieval URL is supplied.

Response fields

| Field | Type |
| --- | --- |
| Field`id` | Typestring |
| Field`model` | Typestring |
| Field`content[]` | Typetext\|thinking\|tool\_use\|other content block |
| Field`stop_reason` | Typestring\|null |
| Field`usage` | Typeobject |

Errors and next steps

| Response | Condition | Next step |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Response400 · `invalid_request_error` | ConditionInvalid required fields, material representation or parameter value | Next stepCorrect the indicated fields before a new creation request. |

### Aliases

#### Model aliases

**Ailoot Ultra** [`inception/mercury-2.5`](https://ailoot.ai/models/en/#m=inception%2Fmercury-2.5&route=Ultra&caller=inception%2Fmercury-2.5&fmt=messages)

#### Method path aliases

Use the method paths shown above.

#### Related caller IDs

[`inception/mercury-2.5`](https://ailoot.ai/models/en/#m=inception%2Fmercury-2.5&route=Ultra&caller=inception%2Fmercury-2.5&fmt=messages)

FAQ · Inception: Mercury 2.5

What inputs and results are available?

`POST /v1/chat/completions` · `inception/mercury-2.5`: `text` → `text` `POST /v1/messages` · `inception/mercury-2.5`: `text` → `json`, `sse`

Which fields does the request use?

`POST /v1/chat/completions` · `inception/mercury-2.5`: `model`, `messages`, `stream`, `modalities`, `provider` `POST /v1/messages` · `inception/mercury-2.5`: `model`, `messages`, `max_tokens`, `stream`

What limits apply?

`POST /v1/chat/completions` · `inception/mercury-2.5`: `messages.min_items`: `1`

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