Chutes alternatives
Budget open-model overflow with a now-pinned public TEE matrix. Depot open-model production pick stays…
Overall 7.29 (curated_estimate, high) · score asOf 2026-09-14 · last reviewed 2026-09-14. This is not an Elo and not a live price board. Provider · JSON
Jobs: cheap-volume-llm, open-model-inference, serverless-gpu, budget-open-inference, confidential-tee-inference, on-device-edge-batch
| Provider | Why listed | Overall | Δ vs subject | asOf |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fireworks AI Top pick for production open-model serving with real DX. Prefer over random GPU DIY when you want tokens not… | same_jtbd_pick, same_jtbd_runner · cheap-volume-llm, open-model-inference, confidential-tee-inference | 8.35high | +1.06 | 2026-09-14 |
| DeepInfra Budget open-model workhorse and one of the cheapest large-catalog hosts. Great for evals and high-volume… | same_jtbd_runner, same_jtbd_pick · cheap-volume-llm, open-model-inference, budget-open-inference | 7.95high | +0.66 | 2026-09-14 |
| Modal Depot darling for Python agent backends and bursty GPU jobs. If you think in functions not VMs, start here. | same_jtbd_pick · serverless-gpu | 8.44high | +1.15 | 2026-10-19 |
| SaladCloud Promoted high on official /pricing floor ($0.015/GPU-hr). Depot interruptible ultra-cheap GPU pick… | same_jtbd_pick · on-device-edge-batch | 6.72high | -0.57 | 2026-10-19 |
| FriendliAI Open-model production peer when latency/tool-calling matter. Fireworks remains depot open-model default… | same_jtbd_runner · open-model-inference, serverless-gpu, confidential-tee-inference | 8.03high | +0.74 | 2026-10-01 |
| Together AI Best catalog breadth for OSS models. Watch minimums and lifetime spend gates before you design around a gated… | same_jtbd_runner · cheap-volume-llm, open-model-inference | 8.2high | +0.91 | 2026-09-14 |
| Groq Use when latency is the product. Do not build your whole company on one Groq model SKU — they rotate. | same_jtbd_runner · cheap-volume-llm, open-model-inference | 7.95high | +0.66 | 2026-09-14 |
| Z.AI (Zhipu GLM) International GLM via z.ai — catalog zai, not a second Zhipu mainland-only SKU. Strong cheap/coding runner… | same_jtbd_runner · cheap-volume-llm, budget-open-inference | 7.79high | +0.5 | 2026-09-14 |
| Google AI (Gemini) Best value frontier stack and multimodal king. Use Flash for high-volume agent loops; Pro when quality… | same_jtbd_runner · cheap-volume-llm | 8.43high | +1.14 | 2026-10-19 |
| RunPod Depot default for self-serve GPUs. Secure Cloud for anything customer-facing; Community/spot for batch. | same_jtbd_runner · serverless-gpu | 8.32high | +1.03 | 2026-10-19 |
| Verda Top EU list-price neocloud peer to Nebius. Prefer Nebius Depot default for global neocloud; Verda when EU… | same_jtbd_runner · on-device-edge-batch | 8.23high | +0.94 | 2026-09-14 |
| Koyeb Serverless GPU/app peer for EU-friendly deploys. Depot neocloud pick stays Nebius; interruptible Salad… | same_jtbd_runner · serverless-gpu | 8.12high | +0.83 | 2026-09-14 |
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