DeepInfra

Low-cost API inference for open-source LLMs and embeddings

Pricing

Paid

Company

DeepInfra

Founded

2022

Pay-as-you-go per token; no minimum; competitive open-model pricing

Who It's For
Developers building cost-conscious AI appsStartups avoiding proprietary model lock-inTeams running embedding pipelines at scale
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CompanyDeepInfra
Founded2022
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About DeepInfra

DeepInfra provides fast, affordable API access to open-source models including Llama, Mistral, Qwen, and embedding models. Developers choose DeepInfra for cost-sensitive production workloads where open model quality is sufficient. It offers competitive per-token pricing and low-latency inference without self-hosting GPU infrastructure.

Key Features

  • Open-source LLM API (Llama, Mistral, Qwen, etc.)
  • Embedding model API
  • Competitive per-token pricing
  • Low-latency inference
  • OpenAI-compatible API format

Pros & Cons

Pros

+ Among the cheapest open-model inference APIs

+ Wide model selection updated frequently

+ Simple pay-as-you-go with no commitments

Cons

- Open models only — no GPT-4 or Claude access

- Less enterprise support than AWS or Azure

- Uptime SLA requires enterprise tier

Use Cases

Cost-sensitive LLM API integrationsEmbedding generation at scalePrototyping with open models before fine-tuning

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