Alternatives

DeepInfra Alternatives: costs, performance and limits

Choose Novita AI for faster streaming than standard DeepInfra (228 vs 36 tokens/s on Artificial Analysis (AA)), at a higher example cost ($0.00075 vs $0.00054); Groq reaches 473 tokens/s at $0.00210.

Updated · 13 sources · Methodology

NeedPickWhy
Lowest alternative costNovita AI$0.00075123
Fastest measured outputGroq473 tokens/s4
Shortest measured initial waitTogether AI0.47 s4

Performance

Performance

GPT-OSS 120B · AA provider snapshot · high reasoning effort · 10,000 input tokens.

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ProviderOutput speed (tokens/s)First-chunk median (s)Endpoint Accuracy Index v1.0
DeepInfra436.7198%
Novita AI4228.9193%
Groq4473.6590%
Together AI4118.4781%
Fireworks AI4No endpoint row in this AA provider snapshot——

Pricing

Prices and request cost

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ProviderInput / 1M tokensOutput / 1M tokens
DeepInfra56$0.037$0.17
Novita AI123$0.05$0.25
Groq78$0.15$0.60
Together AI91011$0.15$0.60
Fireworks AI1213$0.15$0.60
Cost example: 10,000 input + 1,000 billed output tokens
DeepInfra$0.00054
Novita AI$0.00075
Groq$0.00210
Together AI$0.00210
Fireworks AI$0.00210

Options, strengths and limitations

Options, strengths and limitations

  1. Novita AI

    A faster-streaming alternative to standard DeepInfra for applications willing to pay more per token.

    Input / 1M tokens
    $0.05
    Output / 1M tokens
    $0.25
    Estimated request cost
    $0.00075

    Strengths

    • Novita’s measured output is 228 tokens/s at a $0.00075 example cost; the DeepInfra example is $0.00054.1234

    Limitations

    • Moving to Novita AI still leaves a 32K output cap. Its first-chunk median is 0.91 s, compared with Groq’s 0.65 s.4

    Sources:123

  2. Groq

    A direct alternative for streaming speed rather than the standard DeepInfra endpoint’s lower token cost.

    Input / 1M tokens
    $0.15
    Output / 1M tokens
    $0.60
    Estimated request cost
    $0.00210

    Strengths

    • Groq records 473 tokens/s in this AA snapshot; DeepInfra costs $0.00054 per fixed-token example.784

    Limitations

    • Groq is a faster alternative, but its $0.15/$0.60 per 1M input/output tokens exceeds Novita AI’s $0.05/$0.25.

    Sources:78 · Novita AI vs Groq

  3. Together AI

    An alternative for applications prioritizing a short wait before streamed output begins.

    Input / 1M tokens
    $0.15
    Output / 1M tokens
    $0.60
    Estimated request cost
    $0.00210

    Strengths

    • Together has the shortest measured first-chunk median here at 0.47 s; DeepInfra costs $0.00054 per example.910114

    Limitations

    • Together AI’s shorter initial wait costs $0.15/$0.60 per 1M input/output tokens, above Novita AI’s $0.05/$0.25.

    Sources:91011 · Novita AI vs Together AI

  4. Fireworks AI

    An alternative with cached-input rates and dedicated GPU deployment, at higher base token prices.

    Input / 1M tokens
    $0.15
    Output / 1M tokens
    $0.60
    Estimated request cost
    $0.00210

    Strengths

    • Fireworks lists cached GPT-OSS 120B input at $0.015 per 1M tokens; DeepInfra costs $0.00054 in the uncached example.1213

    Limitations

    • Switching from DeepInfra to Fireworks raises synchronous token rates to $0.15/$0.60. Dedicated Fireworks capacity remains subject to account-wide request quotas.

    Sources:1213 · Novita AI vs Fireworks AI

Methodology

Methodology and sources

The DeepInfra baseline is its standard GPT-OSS 120B endpoint; Turbo’s prices and speed are separate. Alternatives use the same model in the saved AA high-reasoning, 10,000-input-token snapshot. Speed and first-chunk medians cover 72 hours; the first received chunk may contain reasoning, without waiting for the first answer token. Endpoint Accuracy Index compares each endpoint with a reference, not task pass rate. Fireworks is represented by prices and serving features only.

Cards price the alternatives to standard DeepInfra at 10,000 uncached input and 1,000 billed output tokens, including reasoning. They follow increasing example cost; the baseline remains in the tables and chart. The estimate omits tax, retries, discounts and dedicated-capacity contracts. Public sources supply all results; Novita AI is both an alternative and this page’s publisher, with no private workload run.

  1. Novita AI · GPT-OSS 120B novita.ai · Checked 2026-10-15
  2. Novita AI · Platform novita.ai · Checked 2026-10-15
  3. Novita AI · Batch docs.novita.ai · Checked 2026-10-15
  4. Artificial Analysis · GPT-OSS 120B Providers artificialanalysis.ai · Checked 2026-10-15
  5. DeepInfra · GPT-OSS 120B deepinfra.com · Checked 2026-10-15
  6. DeepInfra · Rate Limits deepinfra.com · Checked 2026-10-15
  7. Groq · GPT-OSS 120B console.groq.com · Checked 2026-10-15
  8. Groq · Rate Limits console.groq.com · Checked 2026-10-15
  9. Together AI · GPT-OSS 120B www.together.ai · Checked 2026-10-15
  10. Together AI · Model Library www.together.ai · Checked 2026-10-15
  11. Together AI · Rate Limits docs.together.ai · Checked 2026-10-15
  12. Fireworks AI · GPT-OSS 120B fireworks.ai · Checked 2026-10-15
  13. Fireworks AI · Account Quotas docs.fireworks.ai · Checked 2026-10-15

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