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Same-model provider benchmark

Alibaba Cloud Int. vs io.net: LLM provider comparison

Compare Alibaba Cloud Int. and io.net on 3 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

io.net

3 indexed models

Headquarters
United States
Server regions
N/a
Model types
3 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

1.32× typical advantage

3 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

$1.166 / 1M

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

Most models available

48 models

Complete catalog coverage across all indexed modalities

Shared-model benchmark summary

MetricAlibaba Cloud Int.io.net
Typical 500-token response17.65 s34.11 s
Typical response start1.52 s1.79 s
Typical output speed31.0 tok/s15.0 tok/s
Blended token price$1.166 / 1M$1.2455 / 1M
Typical route uptime99.67%99.27%

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

Alibaba Cloud Int.io.net
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 3 measured models.

Blended token price by shared model

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

Alibaba Cloud Int. has the lower typical price ratio across 3 priced shared models.

Shared text models

3 exact models · newest first

ModelAlibaba Cloud Int.io.net
GLM 5.2Winner · Alibaba Cloud Int.

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
io.net
Blended price
$2.4567 / 1M
500-token response
18.70 s
Response starts
2.57 s
Output speed
31.0 tok/s
Route uptime
97.19%
Context
262.1K
Route
io-net/fp8
Qwen3.6 27BWinner · Alibaba Cloud Int.

qwen/qwen3.6-27b

Alibaba Cloud Int.
Blended price
$1.2 / 1M
500-token response
25.88 s
Response starts
0.88 s
Output speed
20.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.64%
Context
262.1K
Route
alibaba
io.net
Blended price
$0.9801 / 1M
500-token response
34.11 s
Response starts
0.77 s
Output speed
15.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.66%
Context
262.1K
Route
io-net/fp8
DeepSeek V4 FlashWinner · Alibaba Cloud Int.

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
io.net
Blended price
$0.2997 / 1M
500-token response
35.12 s
Response starts
1.79 s
Output speed
15.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.27%
Context
1M
Route
io-net/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 io.net analysis

How Alibaba Cloud Int. and io.net compare for AI inference

Alibaba Cloud Int. and io.net share 3 indexed text models, including GLM 5.2, Qwen3.6 27B, DeepSeek V4 Flash. Alibaba Cloud Int. has the stronger typical response-time result on the directly measured set.

Same-model speed evidence

3 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

3 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; io.net has 3 models and lists no regions. Verify data residency, privacy terms, limits, and production latency directly before choosing.