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Same-model provider benchmark

Alibaba Cloud Int. vs SiliconFlow: LLM provider comparison

Compare Alibaba Cloud Int. and SiliconFlow on 13 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

SiliconFlow

36 indexed models

Headquarters
Singapore
Server regions
United States
Model types
35 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

2.24× typical advantage

13 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

$0.7753 / 1M

13 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.SiliconFlow
Typical 500-token response12.56 s22.45 s
Typical response start0.89 s1.69 s
Typical output speed46.0 tok/s24.0 tok/s
Blended token price$0.7753 / 1M$0.7795 / 1M
Typical route uptime99.88%97.03%

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

Alibaba Cloud Int.SiliconFlow
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 13 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 13 priced shared models.

Shared text models

13 exact models · newest first

ModelAlibaba Cloud Int.SiliconFlow
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
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$2.232 / 1M
500-token response
20.11 s
Response starts
3.44 s
Output speed
30.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.96%
Context
1M
Route
siliconflow/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
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$1.2667 / 1M
500-token response
64.25 s
Response starts
1.75 s
Output speed
8.0 tok/s
Route uptime
83.18%
Context
262.1K
Route
siliconflow/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
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$2.0461 / 1M
500-token response
23.66 s
Response starts
1.92 s
Output speed
23.0 tok/s
Route uptime
95.13%
Context
1M
Route
siliconflow/fp8
DeepSeek V4 FlashWinner · SiliconFlow

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
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$0.18 / 1M
500-token response
11.49 s
Response starts
1.69 s
Output speed
51.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.57%
Context
1M
Route
siliconflow/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
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$0.76 / 1M
500-token response
33.86 s
Response starts
4.44 s
Output speed
17.0 tok/s
Route uptime
83.07%
Context
262.1K
Route
siliconflow/fp8
Qwen3.5-27BWinner · Alibaba Cloud Int.

qwen/qwen3.5-27b

Alibaba Cloud Int.
Blended price
$0.65 / 1M
500-token response
26.53 s
Response starts
2.72 s
Output speed
21.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.92%
Context
262.1K
Route
alibaba
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$0.8333 / 1M
500-token response
30.42 s
Response starts
2.64 s
Output speed
18.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.23%
Context
262.1K
Route
siliconflow/fp8
Qwen3.5-122B-A10BWinner · Alibaba Cloud Int.

qwen/qwen3.5-122b-a10b

Alibaba Cloud Int.
Blended price
$0.8667 / 1M
500-token response
14.92 s
Response starts
1.40 s
Output speed
37.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.93%
Context
262.1K
Route
alibaba
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$0.8667 / 1M
500-token response
17.46 s
Response starts
1.33 s
Output speed
31.0 tok/s
Route uptime
94.14%
Context
262.1K
Route
siliconflow/fp8
DeepSeek V3.2Winner · SiliconFlow

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
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$0.3127 / 1M
500-token response
22.45 s
Response starts
1.61 s
Output speed
24.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.75%
Context
163.8K
Route
siliconflow/fp8
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B ThinkingWinner · Alibaba Cloud Int.

qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-thinking

Alibaba Cloud Int.
Blended price
$0.6067 / 1M
500-token response
4.50 s
Response starts
0.47 s
Output speed
124.0 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
131.1K
Route
alibaba
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$0.5267 / 1M
500-token response
12.10 s
Response starts
1.23 s
Output speed
46.0 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
262.1K
Route
siliconflow/fp8
Qwen3 VL 30B A3B InstructWinner · Alibaba Cloud Int.

qwen/qwen3-vl-30b-a3b-instruct

Alibaba Cloud Int.
Blended price
$0.26 / 1M
500-token response
16.61 s
Response starts
0.48 s
Output speed
31.0 tok/s
Route uptime
100.00%
Context
131.1K
Route
alibaba
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$0.5267 / 1M
500-token response
252.59 s
Response starts
2.60 s
Output speed
2.0 tok/s
Route uptime
92.80%
Context
262.1K
Route
siliconflow/fp8
Qwen3 Coder 30B A3B InstructWinner · SiliconFlow

qwen/qwen3-coder-30b-a3b-instruct

Alibaba Cloud Int.
Blended price
$0.6825 / 1M
500-token response
9.98 s
Response starts
0.89 s
Output speed
55.0 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
262.1K
Route
alibaba
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$0.14 / 1M
500-token response
27.61 s
Response starts
1.29 s
Output speed
19.0 tok/s
Route uptime
96.59%
Context
262.1K
Route
siliconflow/fp8
Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507Winner · Alibaba Cloud Int.

qwen/qwen3-30b-a3b-instruct-2507

Alibaba Cloud Int.
Blended price
$0.26 / 1M
500-token response
5.16 s
Response starts
0.31 s
Output speed
103.0 tok/s
Route uptime
100.00%
Context
131.1K
Route
alibaba
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$0.16 / 1M
500-token response
11.57 s
Response starts
1.57 s
Output speed
50.0 tok/s
Route uptime
97.03%
Context
262.1K
Route
siliconflow/fp8
Qwen3 32BWinner · Alibaba Cloud Int.

qwen/qwen3-32b

Alibaba Cloud Int.
Blended price
$0.208 / 1M
500-token response
6.98 s
Response starts
0.31 s
Output speed
75.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.85%
Context
131.1K
Route
alibaba
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$0.2833 / 1M
500-token response
18.32 s
Response starts
1.65 s
Output speed
30.0 tok/s
Route uptime
97.89%
Context
131.1K
Route
siliconflow/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 SiliconFlow analysis

How Alibaba Cloud Int. and SiliconFlow compare for AI inference

Alibaba Cloud Int. and SiliconFlow share 13 indexed text models, including GLM 5.2, Qwen3.6 27B, DeepSeek V4 Pro, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Qwen3.5-35B-A3B. Alibaba Cloud Int. has the stronger typical response-time result on the directly measured set.

Same-model speed evidence

13 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

13 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; SiliconFlow has 36 models and lists 1 region. Verify data residency, privacy terms, limits, and production latency directly before choosing.