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Same-model provider benchmark

Baseten vs NovitaAI: LLM provider comparison

Compare Baseten and NovitaAI on 5 exact shared text models. ProviderBench keeps speed, price, and catalog coverage separate so naturally faster model catalogs cannot distort the result.

Baseten

5 indexed models

Headquarters
United States
Server regions
N/a
Model types
5 text

NovitaAI

66 indexed models

Headquarters
United States
Server regions
N/a
Model types
66 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

2.47× typical advantage

5 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

$1.4762 / 1M

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

Most models available

66 models

Complete catalog coverage across all indexed modalities

Shared-model benchmark summary

MetricBasetenNovitaAI
Typical 500-token response6.07 s20.24 s
Typical response start0.45 s2.62 s
Typical output speed89.0 tok/s29.0 tok/s
Blended token price$1.844 / 1M$1.4762 / 1M
Typical route uptime99.97%98.59%

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

BasetenNovitaAI
500-token response by shared model

Estimated seconds using recent median response-start and output-speed data. Lower is better.

Baseten has the lower typical same-model response ratio across 5 measured models.

Blended token price by shared model

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

NovitaAI has the lower typical price ratio across 5 priced shared models.

Shared text models

5 exact models · newest first

ModelBasetenNovitaAI
GLM 5.2Winner · Baseten

z-ai/glm-5.2

Baseten
Blended price
$2.4 / 1M
500-token response
5.86 s
Response starts
0.24 s
Output speed
89.0 tok/s
Route uptime
100.00%
Context
256K
Route
baseten/fp8
NovitaAI
Blended price
$1.6536 / 1M
500-token response
23.05 s
Response starts
3.05 s
Output speed
25.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.45%
Context
1M
Route
novita/fp8
DeepSeek V4 ProWinner · Baseten

deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro

Baseten
Blended price
$2.32 / 1M
500-token response
6.07 s
Response starts
0.45 s
Output speed
89.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.97%
Context
262.1K
Route
baseten/fp4
NovitaAI
Blended price
$1.5573 / 1M
500-token response
13.19 s
Response starts
1.83 s
Output speed
44.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.82%
Context
1M
Route
novita/fp8
Kimi K2.6Winner · NovitaAI

moonshotai/kimi-k2.6

Baseten
Blended price
$1.9667 / 1M
500-token response
18.00 s
Response starts
3.51 s
Output speed
34.5 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
262K
Route
baseten/fp4
NovitaAI
Blended price
$1.6667 / 1M
500-token response
20.24 s
Response starts
3.00 s
Output speed
29.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.89%
Context
262.1K
Route
novita
GLM 5.1Winner · Baseten

z-ai/glm-5.1

Baseten
Blended price
$2.3 / 1M
500-token response
9.15 s
Response starts
2.74 s
Output speed
78.0 tok/s
Route uptime
96.53%
Context
202.8K
Route
baseten/fp4
NovitaAI
Blended price
$2.3867 / 1M
500-token response
22.62 s
Response starts
2.62 s
Output speed
25.0 tok/s
Route uptime
67.25%
Context
204.8K
Route
novita/fp8
gpt-oss-120bWinner · Baseten

openai/gpt-oss-120b

Baseten
Blended price
$0.2333 / 1M
500-token response
2.29 s
Response starts
0.26 s
Output speed
246.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.98%
Context
128.1K
Route
baseten/fp4
NovitaAI
Blended price
$0.1167 / 1M
500-token response
9.33 s
Response starts
0.71 s
Output speed
58.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.36%
Context
131.1K
Route
novita/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 . Values use one deterministic route per provider and model; missing measurements remain visible as N/a.

Baseten vs NovitaAI analysis

How Baseten and NovitaAI compare for AI inference

Baseten and NovitaAI share 5 indexed text models, including GLM 5.2, DeepSeek V4 Pro, Kimi K2.6, GLM 5.1, gpt-oss-120b. Baseten has the stronger typical response-time result on the directly measured set.

Same-model speed evidence

5 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

5 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

Baseten has 5 indexed models and lists no published server regions; NovitaAI has 66 models and lists no regions. Verify data residency, privacy terms, limits, and production latency directly before choosing.