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Same-model provider benchmark

Alibaba Cloud Int. vs Parasail: LLM provider comparison

Compare Alibaba Cloud Int. and Parasail on 10 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

Parasail

35 indexed models

Headquarters
United States
Server regions
N/a
Model types
34 text, 1 embeddings

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

1.42× typical advantage

10 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

$0.7841 / 1M

10 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.Parasail
Typical 500-token response12.10 s12.94 s
Typical response start0.81 s0.79 s
Typical output speed47.5 tok/s41.5 tok/s
Blended token price$0.7841 / 1M$0.9203 / 1M
Typical route uptime99.97%99.70%

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

Alibaba Cloud Int.Parasail
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 10 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 10 priced shared models.

Shared text models

10 exact models · newest first

ModelAlibaba Cloud Int.Parasail
GLM 5.2Winner · Parasail

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
Parasail
Blended price
$2.4 / 1M
500-token response
8.10 s
Response starts
0.96 s
Output speed
70.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.80%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/fp4
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
Parasail
Blended price
$2.32 / 1M
500-token response
28.29 s
Response starts
0.51 s
Output speed
18.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.70%
Context
1M
Route
parasail/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
Parasail
Blended price
$0.1867 / 1M
500-token response
13.46 s
Response starts
0.64 s
Output speed
39.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.69%
Context
1M
Route
parasail/fp8
Qwen3.5-35B-A3BWinner · Alibaba Cloud Int.

qwen/qwen3.5-35b-a3b

Alibaba Cloud Int.
Blended price
$0.5417 / 1M
500-token response
4.44 s
Response starts
0.65 s
Output speed
132.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.89%
Context
262.1K
Route
alibaba
Parasail
Blended price
$0.4333 / 1M
500-token response
11.69 s
Response starts
0.82 s
Output speed
46.0 tok/s
Route uptime
100.00%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/fp8
Qwen3.5 397B A17BWinner · Parasail

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
Parasail
Blended price
$1.5333 / 1M
500-token response
9.08 s
Response starts
0.75 s
Output speed
60.0 tok/s
Route uptime
87.58%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/fp8
Qwen3 Coder NextWinner · Parasail

qwen/qwen3-coder-next

Alibaba Cloud Int.
Blended price
$0.7 / 1M
500-token response
32.17 s
Response starts
0.92 s
Output speed
16.0 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
262.1K
Route
alibaba
Parasail
Blended price
$0.3467 / 1M
500-token response
12.42 s
Response starts
1.05 s
Output speed
44.0 tok/s
Route uptime
100.00%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/bf16
Qwen3 VL 8B InstructWinner · Alibaba Cloud Int.

qwen/qwen3-vl-8b-instruct

Alibaba Cloud Int.
Blended price
$0.2297 / 1M
500-token response
7.22 s
Response starts
0.38 s
Output speed
73.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.97%
Context
131.1K
Route
alibaba
Parasail
Blended price
$0.4167 / 1M
500-token response
18.03 s
Response starts
0.79 s
Output speed
29.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.85%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/bf16
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B InstructWinner · Alibaba Cloud Int.

qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct

Alibaba Cloud Int.
Blended price
$0.52 / 1M
500-token response
18.57 s
Response starts
0.71 s
Output speed
28.0 tok/s
Route uptime
100.00%
Context
131.1K
Route
alibaba
Parasail
Blended price
$0.7733 / 1M
500-token response
26.12 s
Response starts
1.12 s
Output speed
20.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.69%
Context
131.1K
Route
parasail/fp8
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B InstructWinner · Alibaba Cloud Int.

qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct

Alibaba Cloud Int.
Blended price
$0.325 / 1M
500-token response
5.67 s
Response starts
0.67 s
Output speed
100.0 tok/s
Route uptime
100.00%
Context
131.1K
Route
alibaba
Parasail
Blended price
$0.4333 / 1M
500-token response
8.15 s
Response starts
0.80 s
Output speed
68.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.93%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/fp8
Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507Winner · Alibaba Cloud Int.

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
Parasail
Blended price
$0.36 / 1M
500-token response
16.05 s
Response starts
0.42 s
Output speed
32.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.90%
Context
131.1K
Route
parasail/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 Parasail analysis

How Alibaba Cloud Int. and Parasail compare for AI inference

Alibaba Cloud Int. and Parasail share 10 indexed text models, including GLM 5.2, DeepSeek V4 Pro, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B, Qwen3.5 397B A17B. Alibaba Cloud Int. has the stronger typical response-time result on the directly measured set.

Same-model speed evidence

10 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

10 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; Parasail has 35 models and lists no regions. Verify data residency, privacy terms, limits, and production latency directly before choosing.