Instant Mode

Fresh

Near-real-time responses from Mercury 2 using reasoning_effort=instant.

Use Cases

• Voice assistants
• Customer support chatbots
• Real-time decision systems
• Low-latency workflow automations

Enable Instant Mode

curl https://api.inceptionlabs.ai/v1/chat/completions \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $INCEPTION_API_KEY" \
  -d '{
    "model": "mercury-2",
    "reasoning_effort": "instant",
    "messages": [
      {"role": "system", "content": "You are a fast, helpful assistant."},
      {"role": "user", "content": "What time is it in Tokyo?"}
    ]
  }'

Reasoning Effort Levels

Level	Speed	Quality	Best For
instant	Fastest	Good	Voice, chatbots, real-time
low	Fast	Better	Quick Q&A
medium	Balanced	High	General use (default)
high	Slower	Best	Complex reasoning

Python Example

import os
import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.inceptionlabs.ai/v1/chat/completions",
    headers={
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['INCEPTION_API_KEY']}"
    },
    json={
        "model": "mercury-2",
        "reasoning_effort": "instant",
        "messages": [
            {"role": "user", "content": "Summarize quantum computing in one sentence."}
        ]
    }
)
print(response.json()["choices"][0]["message"]["content"])

See Also

• Chat Completions — Full parameter reference
• Streaming — Combine with streaming for fastest UX