Alternatives

Fireworks AI Alternatives: costs, performance and limits

Choose DeepInfra for the lowest-cost alternative in this shortlist ($0.00054 per GPT-OSS 120B example versus $0.00210 on Fireworks AI), or Groq for the fastest measured output, 473 tokens/s.

Updated · 13 sources · Methodology

NeedPickWhy
Lowest alternative costDeepInfra$0.0005412
Fastest measured outputGroq473 tokens/s3
Shortest measured initial waitTogether AI0.47 s3

Performance

Performance

GPT-OSS 120B · Artificial Analysis (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
Fireworks AI3No endpoint row in this AA provider snapshot——
DeepInfra336.7198%
Novita AI3228.9193%
Groq3473.6590%
Together AI3118.4781%

Pricing

Prices and request cost

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ProviderInput / 1M tokensOutput / 1M tokens
Fireworks AI45$0.15$0.60
DeepInfra12$0.037$0.17
Novita AI678$0.05$0.25
Groq910$0.15$0.60
Together AI111213$0.15$0.60
Cost example: 10,000 input + 1,000 billed output tokens
Fireworks AI$0.00210
DeepInfra$0.00054
Novita AI$0.00075
Groq$0.00210
Together AI$0.00210

Options, strengths and limitations

Options, strengths and limitations

  1. DeepInfra

    A token-cost alternative to Fireworks on a separately priced standard endpoint.

    Input / 1M tokens
    $0.037
    Output / 1M tokens
    $0.17
    Estimated request cost
    $0.00054

    Strengths

    • For the same 10,000-input/1,000-output example, DeepInfra costs $0.00054, compared with Fireworks AI at $0.00210.12

    Limitations

    • The lower-priced DeepInfra standard endpoint streams at 36 tokens/s. Its $0.037/$0.17 rates cannot be combined with the separate Turbo endpoint’s performance.3

    Sources:12 · Novita AI vs DeepInfra

  2. Novita AI

    An option for lower uncached token costs than Fireworks, with a fixed output cap.

    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 Fireworks AI example is $0.00210.6783

    Limitations

    • Novita AI is a cheaper alternative with a 32K output ceiling. Its 0.91 s first-chunk median trails Groq’s 0.65 s.3

    Sources:678

  3. Groq

    A Fireworks alternative for fast streamed output at the same listed base token rates.

    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; Fireworks AI costs $0.00210 per fixed-token example.9103

    Limitations

    • Replacing Fireworks with Groq does not reach Novita AI’s lower token rates: $0.15/$0.60 versus $0.05/$0.25 per 1M input/output tokens.

    Sources:910 · Novita AI vs Groq

  4. Together AI

    An alternative centered on the shortest measured initial wait in this shortlist, not a base-price saving.

    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; Fireworks AI costs $0.00210 per example.1112133

    Limitations

    • Together AI’s $0.15/$0.60 per 1M input/output tokens exceeds Novita AI’s $0.05/$0.25.

    Sources:111213 · Novita AI vs Together AI

Methodology

Methodology and sources

Fireworks’ baseline here uses synchronous GPT-OSS 120B token pricing and deployment features; it has no endpoint row in the retained AA snapshot. Measured alternatives use AA high reasoning with 10,000 input tokens and 72-hour medians for output speed and first-chunk latency. The first received chunk may contain reasoning; this is not first-answer latency. Endpoint Accuracy Index is relative to a reference endpoint, not a task pass rate.

The cost chart keeps Fireworks beside the alternatives for 10,000 uncached input and 1,000 billed output tokens, including reasoning. Cards sort alternative costs only; token rates do not price dedicated GPU deployments. Tax, retries, discounts and capacity agreements are excluded. Novita AI compiled the public comparisons as one of the alternatives; it did not run a private workload benchmark.

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

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