Baidu Qianfan vs DeepInfra: 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

BQBaidu Qianfan

1.55× typical advantage

7 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

BQBaidu Qianfan

$1.0826 / 1M

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

Most models available

DDeepInfra

87 models

Complete catalog coverage across all indexed modalities

Shared-model benchmark summary

Model	Baidu Qianfan	DeepInfra
ZA GLM 5.2Winner · Baidu Qianfan z-ai/glm-5.2	Baidu Qianfan Blended price $1.67 / 1M 500-token response 11.25 s Response starts 1.05 s Output speed 49.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.53% Context 1M Route baidu/fp8	DeepInfra Blended price $1.62 / 1M 500-token response 42.37 s Response starts 0.70 s Output speed 12.0 tok/s Route uptime N/a Context 1M Route deepinfra/fp4
D DeepSeek V4 ProWinner · Baidu Qianfan deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro	Baidu Qianfan Blended price $0.9937 / 1M 500-token response 12.62 s Response starts 1.26 s Output speed 44.0 tok/s Route uptime 98.14% Context 1M Route baidu/fp8	DeepInfra Blended price $1.7333 / 1M 500-token response 18.19 s Response starts 0.94 s Output speed 29.0 tok/s Route uptime 98.79% Context 1M Route deepinfra/fp4
D DeepSeek V4 FlashWinner · Baidu Qianfan deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash	Baidu Qianfan Blended price $0.1311 / 1M 500-token response 7.67 s Response starts 0.72 s Output speed 72.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.77% Context 1M Route baidu/fp8	DeepInfra Blended price $0.12 / 1M 500-token response 20.36 s Response starts 1.13 s Output speed 26.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.43% Context 1M Route deepinfra/fp4
M Kimi K2.6Winner · DeepInfra moonshotai/kimi-k2.6	Baidu Qianfan Blended price $1.596 / 1M 500-token response 14.79 s Response starts 0.90 s Output speed 36.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.34% Context 262.1K Route baidu/fp4	DeepInfra Blended price $1.6667 / 1M 500-token response 12.84 s Response starts 0.93 s Output speed 42.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.94% Context 262.1K Route deepinfra/fp4
ZA GLM 5.1Winner · Baidu Qianfan z-ai/glm-5.1	Baidu Qianfan Blended price $1.68 / 1M 500-token response 16.87 s Response starts 1.24 s Output speed 32.0 tok/s Route uptime 79.26% Context 202.8K Route baidu/fp8	DeepInfra Blended price $1.8667 / 1M 500-token response 18.81 s Response starts 1.57 s Output speed 29.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.92% Context 202.8K Route deepinfra/fp4
ZA GLM 5Winner · Baidu Qianfan z-ai/glm-5	Baidu Qianfan Blended price $1.2133 / 1M 500-token response 13.46 s Response starts 0.96 s Output speed 40.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.35% Context 202.8K Route baidu/fp8	DeepInfra Blended price $1.0933 / 1M 500-token response 21.01 s Response starts 1.01 s Output speed 25.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.79% Context 202.8K Route deepinfra/fp4
D DeepSeek V3.2Winner · Baidu Qianfan deepseek/deepseek-v3.2	Baidu Qianfan Blended price $0.294 / 1M 500-token response 27.36 s Response starts 1.04 s Output speed 19.0 tok/s Route uptime 100.00% Context 131.1K Route baidu/fp8	DeepInfra Blended price $0.3 / 1M 500-token response 42.39 s Response starts 0.73 s Output speed 12.0 tok/s Route uptime 83.26% Context 163.8K Route deepinfra/fp4

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 16, 2026, 8:19 AM UTC. Values use one deterministic route per provider and model; missing measurements remain visible as N/a.