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Otherwise host similar open weights on Fireworks/Together/DeepInfra."},"isDepotPick":false,"isRunnerUp":false,"sourcedInputUsdPerMillionTokens":null,"priceSort":{"skuKind":"chat_completion_input","unit":null,"amountUsd":null,"skuId":null,"sku":null,"comparison":"no matching sourced chat input $/1M; other units were not borrowed","usdPerMillionInputTokens":null}},{"rank":35,"providerId":"gladia","slug":"gladia","name":"Gladia","tagline":"EU multilingual STT with a now-pinned official $/hr card. 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Mistral remains the EU product default; OVH when price + French cloud residency matter more than brand DX."},"isDepotPick":false,"isRunnerUp":false,"sourcedInputUsdPerMillionTokens":null,"priceSort":{"skuKind":"chat_completion_input","unit":null,"amountUsd":null,"skuId":null,"sku":null,"comparison":"no matching sourced chat input $/1M; other units were not borrowed","usdPerMillionInputTokens":null}},{"rank":45,"providerId":"cloudflare-workers-ai","slug":"cloudflare-workers-ai","name":"Cloudflare Workers AI","tagline":"Best when your agent already runs on Workers and you want colocated small/open models. 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Not a Depot default for startups — use Mistral/Scaleway/IONOS/OVH instead."},"isDepotPick":false,"isRunnerUp":false,"sourcedInputUsdPerMillionTokens":null,"priceSort":{"skuKind":"chat_completion_input","unit":null,"amountUsd":null,"skuId":null,"sku":null,"comparison":"no matching sourced chat input $/1M; other units were not borrowed","usdPerMillionInputTokens":null}},{"rank":56,"providerId":"siliconflow","slug":"siliconflow","name":"SiliconFlow","tagline":"Price/catalog monster for open models. 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Confirm data-residency/compliance before production."},"isDepotPick":false,"isRunnerUp":false,"sourcedInputUsdPerMillionTokens":null,"priceSort":{"skuKind":"chat_completion_input","unit":null,"amountUsd":null,"skuId":null,"sku":null,"comparison":"no matching sourced chat input $/1M; other units were not borrowed","usdPerMillionInputTokens":null}},{"rank":57,"providerId":"lepton","slug":"lepton","name":"Lepton AI","tagline":"Consider when Fireworks latency/price disappoints on a supported model. 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Keep a second host."},"isDepotPick":false,"isRunnerUp":false,"sourcedInputUsdPerMillionTokens":null,"priceSort":{"skuKind":"chat_completion_input","unit":null,"amountUsd":null,"skuId":null,"sku":null,"comparison":"no matching sourced chat input $/1M; other units were not borrowed","usdPerMillionInputTokens":null}},{"rank":58,"providerId":"hyperbolic","slug":"hyperbolic","name":"Hyperbolic","tagline":"Cheap open-model inference peer to Novita/DeepInfra. 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Good for evals and non-critical volume."},"isDepotPick":false,"isRunnerUp":false,"sourcedInputUsdPerMillionTokens":null,"priceSort":{"skuKind":"chat_completion_input","unit":null,"amountUsd":null,"skuId":null,"sku":null,"comparison":"no matching sourced chat input $/1M; other units were not borrowed","usdPerMillionInputTokens":null}},{"rank":59,"providerId":"chutes","slug":"chutes","name":"Chutes","tagline":"Budget open-model overflow with a now-pinned public TEE matrix. 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Depot open-model production pick stays Fireworks; ultra-budget volume DeepInfra/Novita; use Chutes as capacity valve and re-check live rates."},"isDepotPick":false,"isRunnerUp":false,"sourcedInputUsdPerMillionTokens":0.039,"priceSort":{"skuKind":"chat_completion_input","unit":null,"amountUsd":0.039,"skuId":null,"sku":null,"comparison":"min sourced input SKU among candidates; not quality-adjusted","usdPerMillionInputTokens":0.039}},{"rank":60,"providerId":"databricks-mosaic","slug":"databricks-mosaic","name":"Databricks Mosaic AI","tagline":"Pick only when your data/platform already is Databricks. 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Otherwise Bedrock/Vertex or direct APIs."},"isDepotPick":false,"isRunnerUp":false,"sourcedInputUsdPerMillionTokens":null,"priceSort":{"skuKind":"chat_completion_input","unit":null,"amountUsd":null,"skuId":null,"sku":null,"comparison":"no matching sourced chat input $/1M; other units were not borrowed","usdPerMillionInputTokens":null}},{"rank":61,"providerId":"snowflake-cortex","slug":"snowflake-cortex","name":"Snowflake Cortex","tagline":"Use when Snowflake already holds the data. 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Don't drag agent backends into Snowflake just for Cortex."},"isDepotPick":false,"isRunnerUp":false,"sourcedInputUsdPerMillionTokens":null,"priceSort":{"skuKind":"chat_completion_input","unit":null,"amountUsd":null,"skuId":null,"sku":null,"comparison":"no matching sourced chat input $/1M; other units were not borrowed","usdPerMillionInputTokens":null}},{"rank":62,"providerId":"aleph-alpha","slug":"aleph-alpha","name":"Aleph Alpha (PhariaAI)","tagline":"Catalog for DACH/public-sector RFPs only. 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Do not pick Aleph Alpha for a product agent that needs a credit-card API."},"isDepotPick":false,"isRunnerUp":false,"sourcedInputUsdPerMillionTokens":null,"priceSort":{"skuKind":"chat_completion_input","unit":null,"amountUsd":null,"skuId":null,"sku":null,"comparison":"no matching sourced chat input $/1M; other units were not borrowed","usdPerMillionInputTokens":null}},{"rank":63,"providerId":"infermatic","slug":"infermatic","name":"Infermatic","tagline":"Only choose if your steady RPM fits inside 12–18 and flat $9–$20 beats DeepInfra/Novita per-token math. Fine…","status":"active","categoryIds":["cat-inference-apis"],"regions":["global","us"],"overall":6.52,"scores":{"capabilityFit":5.5,"pricePerformance":8,"latencyReliability":5.8,"developerDx":7,"privacyPosture":7.8,"lockInRisk":3.5,"maturity":5.5,"overall":6.52,"kind":"curated_estimate","confidence":"high","asOf":"2026-09-14","sources":["Infermatic pricing: https://infermatic.ai/pricing/","Infermatic docs: https://ui.infermatic.ai/docs","Infermatic: https://infermatic.ai/"],"notes":"Only choose if your steady RPM fits inside 12–18 and flat $9–$20 beats DeepInfra/Novita per-token math. Fine for hobby/roleplay throughput; not a production agent default."},"isDepotPick":false,"isRunnerUp":false,"sourcedInputUsdPerMillionTokens":null,"priceSort":{"skuKind":"chat_completion_input","unit":null,"amountUsd":null,"skuId":null,"sku":null,"comparison":"no matching sourced chat input $/1M; other units were not borrowed","usdPerMillionInputTokens":null}}],"quote":null,"editorialPriorAsOf":"2026-09-14","pricingLastVerifiedAt":"2026-10-27","jtbd":null,"jtbdAssumed":false,"assumptionNote":null,"defaultJtbd":"coding-agent","crossCategory":false,"note":"Cross-category / category-only board — overall scores are not comparable across categories."}