DeepInfra alternatives
Budget open-model workhorse and one of the cheapest large-catalog hosts. Great for evals and high-volume…
Overall 7.95 (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, budget-open-inference
| 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 · cheap-volume-llm, open-model-inference | 8.35high | +0.4 | 2026-09-14 |
| Chutes Budget open-model overflow with a now-pinned public TEE matrix. Depot open-model production pick stays… | same_jtbd_runner · cheap-volume-llm, open-model-inference, budget-open-inference | 7.29high | -0.66 | 2026-09-14 |
| 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 | +0.25 | 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 | 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 | -0.16 | 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 | +0.48 | 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 | 8.03high | +0.08 | 2026-10-01 |
| DeepSeek Unbeatable $/quality for many workloads — if your compliance team allows it. Otherwise host similar open… | same_jtbd_runner · cheap-volume-llm | 7.95high | 0 | 2026-09-14 |
| Hugging Face Inference Perfect for Hub-native workflows and custom models. For hard production latency, graduate to… | same_jtbd_runner · open-model-inference | 7.95high | 0 | 2026-09-14 |
| Alibaba Cloud Model Studio (DashScope) Catalog dashscope for Alibaba Model Studio / DashScope international Qwen. Complements Moonshot/MiniMax/Z.AI… | same_jtbd_runner · cheap-volume-llm | 7.86high | -0.09 | 2026-09-14 |
| MiniMax Primary indie-usable Chinese multimodal API alongside Moonshot. Prefer Anthropic/OpenAI for coding agents… | same_jtbd_runner · budget-open-inference | 7.83high | -0.12 | 2026-09-14 |
| Novita AI Budget open-model host with a pinned official matrix — strong DeepInfra/SiliconFlow peer. Prefer… | same_jtbd_runner · budget-open-inference | 7.42high | -0.53 | 2026-09-14 |
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