Ambient vs StreamLake: LLM provider comparison

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

AAmbient

2.06× typical advantage

3 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

SStreamLake

$0.6361 / 1M

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

Most models available

SStreamLake

20 models

Complete catalog coverage across all indexed modalities

Shared-model benchmark summary

Metric	AAmbient☆☆☆☆☆(0)	SStreamLake☆☆☆☆☆(0)
Speed	Ambient6.49 s	StreamLake12.35 s
TTFT	Ambient0.74 s	StreamLake1.48 s
TPS	Ambient87.0 tok/s	StreamLake45.0 tok/s
Price	Ambient$1.3889 / 1M	StreamLake$0.6361 / 1M
Uptime	Ambient99.13%	StreamLake99.64%

Model	AAmbient☆☆☆☆☆(0)	SStreamLake☆☆☆☆☆(0)
ZA GLM 5.2Winner · StreamLake	Ambient Price— Worst comparable value $2.1667 / 1M Speed— Best comparable value 5.63 s TTFT— Best comparable value 0.94 s TPS— Best comparable value 106.5 tok/s Uptime— Worst comparable value 94.23% Context 101.4K Route ambient/fp8	StreamLake Price— Best comparable value $0.5196 / 1M Speed— Worst comparable value 12.35 s TTFT— Worst comparable value 1.24 s TPS— Worst comparable value 45.0 tok/s Uptime— Best comparable value 99.83% Context 1M Route streamlake/fp8
D DeepSeek V4 FlashWinner · StreamLake	Ambient Price— Worst comparable value $0.6 / 1M Speed— Worst comparable value 30.12 s TTFT— Best comparable value 0.71 s TPS— Worst comparable value 17.0 tok/s Uptime— Best comparable value 99.13% Context 1M Route ambient/fp4	StreamLake Price— Best comparable value $0.1288 / 1M Speed— Best comparable value 11.50 s TTFT— Worst comparable value 1.50 s TPS— Best comparable value 50.0 tok/s Uptime— Worst comparable value 98.68% Context 1M Route streamlake/fp8
M Kimi K2.5Winner · Ambient	Ambient Price— Worst comparable value $1.4 / 1M Speed— Best comparable value 6.49 s TTFT— Best comparable value 0.74 s TPS— Best comparable value 87.0 tok/s Uptime— Best comparable value 99.82% Context 262.1K Route ambient/int4	StreamLake Price— Best comparable value $1.26 / 1M Speed— Worst comparable value 13.38 s TTFT— Worst comparable value 1.48 s TPS— Worst comparable value 42.0 tok/s Uptime— Worst comparable value 99.64% Context 256K Route streamlake/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 Jul 18, 2026, 11:18 AM UTC. Values use one deterministic route per provider and model; missing measurements remain visible as N/a.