Platform comparison
Novita AI vs OpenRouter: direct API or a named route
Choose OpenRouter’s NEAR AI route for the $0.00045 token-cost example before credit fees, or Novita AI for a direct endpoint with model APIs and Agent Sandbox in one account.
| Dimension | Winner | Margin | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Token-cost example | OpenRouter (NEAR AI) | $0.00030 less per example | OpenRouter $0.00045 vs Novita AI $0.0007525 |
| Output speed through OpenRouter | Novita AI through OpenRouter | ~1.93× the NEAR AI route’s output rate | Novita 135 vs NEAR AI 70 tokens/s · GPT-OSS 120B4 |
| Input / 1M tokens | OpenRouter (NEAR AI) | $0.02 less per 1M input tokens | OpenRouter $0.03 vs Novita AI $0.05 / 1M tokens25 |
Performance
Performance
Novita direct API: Artificial Analysis (AA) reference
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| Provider | Output speed (tokens/s) | First-chunk median (s) | Endpoint Accuracy Index v1.0 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Novita AI direct API1 | 228 | 0.91 | 91% |
GPT-OSS 120B routes through OpenRouter
Both routed rows use the same OpenRouter Standard-provider table: P50 latency and throughput, with all reasoning settings.
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Pricing
Pricing
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| Provider | Input / 1M tokens | Output / 1M tokens |
|---|---|---|
| Novita AI direct API2 | $0.05 | $0.25 |
| OpenRouter: NEAR AI route5 | $0.03 | $0.15 |
Capabilities and serving conditions
Direct-provider and routing-platform facts
| Dimension | Novita AI | OpenRouter |
|---|---|---|
| API and model ID | https://api.novita.ai/openaiopenai/gpt-oss-120b2 | https://openrouter.ai/api/v1openai/gpt-oss-120bnear-ai/fp456 |
| Reference output limit | 32K2 | 117,9645 |
| Model catalog | 200+ models advertised across the platform.3 | 500+ models and 80+ providers advertised for paid plans; these catalog scopes differ from Novita’s.7 |
| Integration | A direct model endpoint on the account that also provides image, video, audio, Agent Sandbox and GPU products.3 | Provider selection, sorting and fallbacks; this comparison fixes the paid NEAR AI endpoint rather than default automatic routing.6 |
| Billing path | Published token charges are billed directly by Novita AI; this integration does not purchase OpenRouter credits.2 | Inference uses provider token prices; credit purchases carry a 5.5% fee on Standard or 8% on Business.7 |
| Serving options | Serverless model APIs and dedicated endpoints.3 | A routing API across upstream providers; pinning a provider and disabling fallbacks restricts the selected endpoint.6 |
Which to choose
When each integration fits
Novita AI
- Choose the direct Novita endpoint when your application should call the model provider without an OpenRouter routing layer.
- Use the shared account when inference is part of an agent workflow that also needs sandbox execution or GPU resources.
- The published 32K output cap is lower than the named NEAR AI route’s 117,964-token limit.
OpenRouter
- Choose OpenRouter when provider selection and fallback controls belong in your integration.
- The selected NEAR AI endpoint supplies the paired token rates and output limit used here; a different route can change both.
- Credit-purchase fees add to token spend, and disabling fallbacks gives up automatic recovery to another provider.
Methodology
Methodology and sources
Prices and output limits compare Novita’s direct GPT-OSS 120B API with OpenRouter’s single near-ai/fp4 endpoint, with no fallback. The speed scoreboard compares only the Novita and NEAR AI routes in the 2026-10-16 OpenRouter Standard / all-reasoning / P50 table. The separate Novita direct reference uses AA’s high-reasoning, 10,000-input-token, 72-hour provider snapshot. Its Endpoint Accuracy Index is reference-relative, not a task pass rate. Routed latency and direct first-chunk time remain separate metrics.
The named NEAR AI route supplies both token rates and its output limit. The cost chart estimates 10,000 uncached input and 1,000 billed output tokens, including reasoning, before credit-purchase fees, tax, retries, discounts and dedicated capacity. OpenRouter charges fees when credits are bought, rather than adding an inference markup. Catalog figures retain each platform’s advertised scope. Novita AI publishes this comparison from public sources without a private workload benchmark.
- Artificial Analysis · GPT-OSS 120B Provider Comparison artificialanalysis.ai · Checked 2026-10-16
- Novita AI · Direct GPT-OSS 120B novita.ai · Checked 2026-10-16
- Novita AI · Platform novita.ai · Checked 2026-10-16
- OpenRouter · GPT-OSS 120B Routed Providers openrouter.ai · Checked 2026-10-16
- OpenRouter · GPT-OSS 120B Endpoint Records openrouter.ai · Checked 2026-10-16
- OpenRouter · Provider Routing openrouter.ai · Checked 2026-10-16
- OpenRouter · Plans and Credit-Purchase Fees openrouter.ai · Checked 2026-10-16
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