Inception Labs
- Rank
- Score
- 110/149
- 34 out of 100
Inception is an artificial intelligence company that develops Mercury, a family of diffusion large language models. Instead of writing one token at a time, its models generate text in parallel, which the company offers to developers and businesses through its API platform for fast, low-cost chat, coding and agent tasks.
Is Mercury safe?
Mercury scores 34 out of 100 and ranks 110 of 149. Its strongest category is Safety, and its weakest category is Transparency.
How is Mercury scored?
Mercury is scored out of 100 on Safety (25%), Transparency (25%), Security (25%), and Privacy (25%). See how we score.
Safety framework
Average used24.4This outside rating doesn't cover this company, so the average of the companies it covers is used.
Pre-release testing
0Points for each confirmed yes.
- No
Was the model tested for dangerous capabilities, such as biological, chemical or cyber risks?
Company claim0/50docs.inceptionlabs.ai (opens in a new tab) · 22 Oct 2026 - No
Did an outside organisation test the model before release?
Company claim0/50docs.inceptionlabs.ai (opens in a new tab) · 22 Oct 2026
Safety test results
Average used74.1This outside rating doesn't cover this company, so the average of the companies it covers is used.
Incident record
Not enough dataProtecting children
50Points for each confirmed yes.
- No
Does the model card report child-safety tests or safeguards?
Company claim0/50docs.inceptionlabs.ai (opens in a new tab) · 22 Oct 2026 - Yes
Does the privacy policy set a minimum age, or say the service is not directed at children?
Company claim50/50“As noted in the Terms of Use, we do not knowingly collect or solicit Personal Data from children under 13 years of age; if you are a child u…” MoreLess
“As noted in the Terms of Use, we do not knowingly collect or solicit Personal Data from children under 13 years of age; if you are a child under the age of 13, please do not attempt to register for or otherwise use the Services or send us any Personal Data.”
inceptionlabs.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026
Model documentation
25Points for each confirmed yes.
- Yes
Does the model card describe what the model can do?
Company claim25/25“Our most intelligent model yet, with a 1M-token context window, up to 131,072 output tokens, and instant, low, medium, and high reasoning ef…” MoreLess
“Our most intelligent model yet, with a 1M-token context window, up to 131,072 output tokens, and instant, low, medium, and high reasoning effort.”
docs.inceptionlabs.ai (opens in a new tab) · 22 Oct 2026 - No
Does the model card report test results?
Company claim0/25docs.inceptionlabs.ai (opens in a new tab) · 22 Oct 2026 - No
Does the model card state the model's limitations?
Company claim0/25docs.inceptionlabs.ai (opens in a new tab) · 22 Oct 2026 - No
Does the model card describe safety safeguards?
Company claim0/25docs.inceptionlabs.ai (opens in a new tab) · 22 Oct 2026
Training-data disclosure
Average used29.9This outside rating doesn't cover this company, so the average of the companies it covers is used.
Independent transparency index
Average used40.7This outside rating doesn't cover this company, so the average of the companies it covers is used.
Transparency reports
Average used25This outside rating doesn't cover this company, so the average of the companies it covers is used.
Public safety commitments
0Average of the commitments signed.
- No
Has it signed the EU code of practice for general-purpose AI?
Company claim0/100European Commission (opens in a new tab) · 14 Oct 2026 - No
Did it sign only the safety and security chapter?
Company claim0/50European Commission (opens in a new tab) · 14 Oct 2026 - No
Has it signed the Frontier AI Safety Commitments (Seoul 2024)?
Company claim0/100Frontier AI Safety Commitments (opens in a new tab) · 14 Oct 2026
No problems found in 1 public record. That is not proof.
Security programme and certifications
33Points for each confirmed yes.
- No
Is there a way to report security flaws, such as a bug bounty?
Company claim0/34No document found - Yes
Does it state it holds a SOC 2 Type II report?
Company claim33/33“SOC 2 Type II Report”
- Not found
Does it state it holds ISO 27001 certification?
Company claim0/33
Software vulnerabilities
70This check counts only when a source covers the company. With no events it holds the pillar, which is not proof of a clean record. Each recorded event takes points off the pillar, and serious or recent ones count most. Allegation checks, regulator actions and open investigations use half the severity load. Known-exploited flaws (CISA list) in the company's official software, last 24 months. A disclosed and fixed flaw does not lower the score.
No events
Independent sourceGitHub Advisory Database (opens in a new tab) · 12 Nov 2026
Data breaches
Not enough dataClear privacy policy
80Points for each confirmed yes.
- Yes
Does the privacy policy say what personal data is collected?
Company claim20/20“This chart details the categories of Personal Data that we collect and have collected over the past 12 months: Category of Personal Data (an…” MoreLess
“This chart details the categories of Personal Data that we collect and have collected over the past 12 months: Category of Personal Data (and Examples) Business or Commercial Purpose(s) for Collection Categories of Third Parties With Whom We Disclose this Personal Data Profile or Contact Data such as first and last name, email and username.”
inceptionlabs.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - Yes
Does the privacy policy say whether your data is used to train AI?
Company claim20/20“Improving the Services, including testing, research, internal analytics and product development, including training and refining our models…” MoreLess
“Improving the Services, including testing, research, internal analytics and product development, including training and refining our models and analyzing usage patters to improve speed and efficiency.”
inceptionlabs.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - Yes
Does the privacy policy say how long data is kept?
Company claim20/20“We retain Personal Data about you for as long as necessary to provide you with our Services or to perform our business or commercial purpose…” MoreLess
“We retain Personal Data about you for as long as necessary to provide you with our Services or to perform our business or commercial purposes for collecting your Personal Data.”
inceptionlabs.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - Yes
Does the privacy policy say who your data is shared with?
Company claim20/20“We disclose your Personal Data to the categories of service providers and other parties listed in this section. Depending on state laws that…” MoreLess
“We disclose your Personal Data to the categories of service providers and other parties listed in this section. Depending on state laws that may be applicable to you, some of these disclosures may constitute a “sale” of your Personal Data. For more information, please refer to the state-specific sections below. Service Providers. These parties help us provide the Services or perform business functions on our behalf. They include: Hosting, technology and communication providers.”
inceptionlabs.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - No
Does the privacy policy explain your privacy rights?
Company claim0/20inceptionlabs.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026
Training-data defaults
0100 if training is opt-in only, 50 if you can opt out, 0 if neither.
- No
Is your data used for training only if you opt in?
Company claim0/100inceptionlabs.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - No
Can you stop your data being used for training?
Company claim0/50inceptionlabs.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026
Export and delete your data
0Points for each confirmed yes.
- No
Can you get a copy of your data?
Company claim0/50inceptionlabs.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - No
Can you delete your data?
Company claim0/50inceptionlabs.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026
Privacy fines
Not enough dataIndependent privacy ratings
Average used52.9This outside rating doesn't cover this company, so the average of the companies it covers is used.
Risk governance
Average used26.6This outside rating doesn't cover this company, so the average of the companies it covers is used.
Regulator actions
Not enough dataCourt judgments
Not enough dataPrivacy contact and complaints
50Points for each confirmed yes.
- Yes
Is there a privacy contact, such as an email or a data protection officer?
Company claim50/50“If you believe that a child under 13 years of age may have provided Personal Data to us, please contact us at privacy@inceptionlabs.ai.”
inceptionlabs.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026 - No
Does it tell you that you can complain to a regulator?
Company claim0/50inceptionlabs.ai privacy policy (opens in a new tab) · 20 Oct 2026
Score history
Newest first. Only days when the score changed are listed.
2 Nov 2026
Score 34
Method 2 Nov 2026
+2
28 Oct 2026
Score 32
Method 28 Oct 2026, update 2
+1
23 Oct 2026
Score 31
Method 21 Oct 2026
+1
21 Oct 2026
Score 30
Method 21 Oct 2026
-1
20 Oct 2026
Score 31
Method Not recorded
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