aid: inception
name: Inception
description: >-
  Inception Labs builds diffusion-based large language models (dLLMs) branded
  Mercury. Unlike autoregressive models that emit tokens one at a time, Mercury
  generates many tokens in parallel through discrete diffusion, running 5-10x
  faster at roughly half the cost of comparable frontier models. The Inception
  API is OpenAI-compatible and exposes chat completions (Mercury 2, a reasoning
  dLLM with a 128K context, tool calling, and structured outputs), plus
  fill-in-the-middle and next-edit code completions (Mercury Edit 2) for
  IDE-style autocomplete. It ships official Python and TypeScript SDKs, a
  streaming/diffusion mode, and enterprise deployment via the Inception API,
  AWS Bedrock, and Azure AI Foundry. Backed by Amplify Partners.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/inception/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://www.inceptionlabs.ai/logo.png
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- amplify-partners
x-tier: profiled
x-tier-reason: enrichment-pipeline
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-19'
tags:
- Company
- Ai Ml
- LLM
- Artificial Intelligence
- Diffusion Models
- Code Completion
- Machine Learning
- Developer Tools
apis:
- aid: inception:inception-chat-api
  name: Inception Chat API
  description: Chat completion endpoints (OpenAI-compatible).
  humanURL: https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/get-started/get-started
  baseURL: https://api.inceptionlabs.ai
  tags:
  - Chat
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/inception-chat-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/get-started/get-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/api-reference/chat/create-a-chat-completion
- aid: inception:inception-edit-api
  name: Inception Edit API
  description: Code edit completion endpoints.
  humanURL: https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/get-started/get-started
  baseURL: https://api.inceptionlabs.ai
  tags:
  - Edit
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/inception-edit-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/get-started/get-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/api-reference/chat/create-a-chat-completion
- aid: inception:inception-fim-api
  name: Inception FIM API
  description: Fill-in-the-middle code completion endpoints.
  humanURL: https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/get-started/get-started
  baseURL: https://api.inceptionlabs.ai
  tags:
  - FIM
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/inception-fim-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/get-started/get-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/api-reference/chat/create-a-chat-completion
- aid: inception:inception-models-api
  name: Inception Models API
  description: List available models.
  humanURL: https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/get-started/get-started
  baseURL: https://api.inceptionlabs.ai
  tags:
  - Models
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/inception-models-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/get-started/get-started
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/api-reference/chat/create-a-chat-completion
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://inceptionlabs.ai
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://platform.inceptionlabs.ai/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/get-started/get-started
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/api-reference/chat/create-a-chat-completion
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/get-started/get-started
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/inception-authentication.yml
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.inceptionlabs.ai/blog
- type: Support
  url: https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/support/support
- type: Pricing
  url: https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/get-started/models
- type: SignUp
  url: https://platform.inceptionlabs.ai/auth/login
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/support/tou
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://docs.inceptionlabs.ai/support/privacy
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/inception-ai-inc
- type: OpenAPI
  url: openapi/inception-openapi-original.json
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/inception-llms.txt
- type: Packages
  url: packages/inception-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/inception-packages.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/inception-mcp.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/inception-rate-limits.yml
- type: Plans
  url: plans/inception-plans.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/inception-finops.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/inception-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/inception-lifecycle.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/inception-conventions.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/inception-conformance.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/inception-data-model.yml
- type: Overlay
  url: overlays/inception-openapi-overlay.yaml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/inception-agentic-access.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/inception-authentication.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/inception-domain-security.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence