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Alibaba Cloud Int. vs GMICloud: LLM provider comparison

Compare Alibaba Cloud Int. and GMICloud on 6 exact shared text models. ProviderBench keeps speed, price, and catalog coverage separate so naturally faster model catalogs cannot distort the result.

Alibaba Cloud Int.

48 indexed models

Headquarters
Singapore
Server regions
SingaporeChina
Model types
45 text, 2 video, 1 transcription

GMICloud

15 indexed models

Headquarters
United States
Server regions
United States
Model types
15 text

At a glance

Metric winners

There is no overall score. Each winner answers one specific question using only directly comparable data.

Fastest on shared models

Alibaba Cloud Int.

1.19× typical advantage

4 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

GMICloud

$0.9926 / 1M

6 exact models using a 1K-input/500-output mix

Most models available

Alibaba Cloud Int.

48 models

Complete catalog coverage across all indexed modalities

Shared-model benchmark summary

MetricAlibaba Cloud Int.GMICloud
Typical 500-token response15.10 s16.13 s
Typical response start1.61 s2.78 s
Typical output speed38.5 tok/s38.0 tok/s
Blended token price$1.0237 / 1M$0.9926 / 1M
Typical route uptime99.72%96.78%

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

Alibaba Cloud Int.GMICloud
500-token response by shared model

Estimated seconds using recent median response-start and output-speed data. Lower is better.

Alibaba Cloud Int. has the lower typical same-model response ratio across 4 measured models.

Blended token price by shared model

USD per 1 million tokens using a 1,000-input/500-output mix. Lower is better.

GMICloud has the lower typical price ratio across 6 priced shared models.

Shared text models

6 exact models · newest first

ModelAlibaba Cloud Int.GMICloud
GLM 5.2Winner · GMICloud

z-ai/glm-5.2

Alibaba Cloud Int.
Blended price
$2.1192 / 1M
500-token response
17.65 s
Response starts
1.52 s
Output speed
31.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.88%
Context
1M
Route
alibaba
GMICloud
Blended price
$1.68 / 1M
500-token response
19.33 s
Response starts
2.08 s
Output speed
29.0 tok/s
Route uptime
84.73%
Context
1M
Route
gmicloud/fp8
DeepSeek V4 ProWinner · Alibaba Cloud Int.

deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro

Alibaba Cloud Int.
Blended price
$1.888 / 1M
500-token response
11.64 s
Response starts
1.44 s
Output speed
49.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.78%
Context
1M
Route
alibaba
GMICloud
Blended price
$1.508 / 1M
500-token response
15.86 s
Response starts
3.04 s
Output speed
39.0 tok/s
Route uptime
95.98%
Context
1M
Route
gmicloud/fp8
DeepSeek V4 FlashWinner · GMICloud

deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash

Alibaba Cloud Int.
Blended price
$0.1787 / 1M
500-token response
12.56 s
Response starts
1.69 s
Output speed
46.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.67%
Context
1M
Route
alibaba
GMICloud
Blended price
$0.1307 / 1M
500-token response
16.41 s
Response starts
3.25 s
Output speed
38.0 tok/s
Route uptime
97.59%
Context
1M
Route
gmicloud/fp8
Qwen3.5 397B A17B

qwen/qwen3.5-397b-a17b

Alibaba Cloud Int.
Blended price
$1.04 / 1M
500-token response
32.41 s
Response starts
1.16 s
Output speed
16.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.97%
Context
262.1K
Route
alibaba
GMICloud
Blended price
$1.6 / 1M
500-token response
N/a
Response starts
N/a
Output speed
N/a
Route uptime
N/a
Context
262.1K
Route
gmicloud/fp8
DeepSeek V3.2Winner · GMICloud

deepseek/deepseek-v3.2

Alibaba Cloud Int.
Blended price
$0.6175 / 1M
500-token response
28.11 s
Response starts
1.79 s
Output speed
19.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.18%
Context
131.1K
Route
alibaba
GMICloud
Blended price
$0.3367 / 1M
500-token response
15.69 s
Response starts
2.53 s
Output speed
38.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.52%
Context
163.8K
Route
gmicloud/fp8
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507

qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507

Alibaba Cloud Int.
Blended price
$0.299 / 1M
500-token response
10.46 s
Response starts
0.46 s
Output speed
50.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.97%
Context
131.1K
Route
alibaba
GMICloud
Blended price
$0.7 / 1M
500-token response
N/a
Response starts
N/a
Output speed
N/a
Route uptime
N/a
Context
262.1K
Route
gmicloud/fp8

A per-model winner combines blended price and estimated 500-token response time with equal proportional weight. Ties and rows missing either measurement receive no badge. Comparison data calculated . Values use one deterministic route per provider and model; missing measurements remain visible as N/a.

Alibaba Cloud Int. vs GMICloud analysis

How Alibaba Cloud Int. and GMICloud compare for AI inference

Alibaba Cloud Int. and GMICloud share 6 indexed text models, including GLM 5.2, DeepSeek V4 Pro, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Qwen3.5 397B A17B, DeepSeek V3.2. Alibaba Cloud Int. has the stronger typical response-time result on the directly measured set.

Same-model speed evidence

4 shared models currently have complete response-start and output-speed measurements on both providers. The speed comparison uses per-model ratios before taking the median, so naturally faster model catalogs do not improve the result.

Token pricing on one workload

6 shared models have complete input and output prices on both providers. Prices use the same 1,000-input/500-output-token mix and are normalized to one million tokens for readability.

Catalog and deployment differences

Alibaba Cloud Int. has 48 indexed models and lists 2 published server regions; GMICloud has 15 models and lists 1 region. Verify data residency, privacy terms, limits, and production latency directly before choosing.

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