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Same-model provider benchmark

Chutes vs NovitaAI: LLM provider comparison

Compare Chutes and NovitaAI on 7 exact shared text models. ProviderBench keeps speed, price, and catalog coverage separate so naturally faster model catalogs cannot distort the result.

Chutes

8 indexed models

Headquarters
United States
Server regions
N/a
Model types
8 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

1.54× typical advantage

7 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

$1.1048 / 1M

7 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

MetricChutesNovitaAI
Typical 500-token response22.84 s22.62 s
Typical response start2.91 s2.62 s
Typical output speed25.0 tok/s25.0 tok/s
Blended token price$1.1048 / 1M$1.3633 / 1M
Typical route uptime91.79%98.89%

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

ChutesNovitaAI
500-token response by shared model

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

NovitaAI has the lower typical same-model response ratio across 7 measured models.

Blended token price by shared model

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

Chutes has the lower typical price ratio across 7 priced shared models.

Shared text models

7 exact models · newest first

ModelChutesNovitaAI
Kimi K2.6Winner · NovitaAI

moonshotai/kimi-k2.6

Chutes
Blended price
$1.6067 / 1M
500-token response
31.19 s
Response starts
4.88 s
Output speed
19.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.67%
Context
262.1K
Route
chutes/int4
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 · NovitaAI

z-ai/glm-5.1

Chutes
Blended price
$1.68 / 1M
500-token response
38.05 s
Response starts
18.05 s
Output speed
25.0 tok/s
Route uptime
63.57%
Context
202.8K
Route
chutes/fp8
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
Gemma 4 31BWinner · NovitaAI

google/gemma-4-31b-it

Chutes
Blended price
$0.2033 / 1M
500-token response
52.91 s
Response starts
2.91 s
Output speed
10.0 tok/s
Route uptime
57.68%
Context
131.1K
Route
chutes/fp4
NovitaAI
Blended price
$0.2267 / 1M
500-token response
34.37 s
Response starts
1.04 s
Output speed
15.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.00%
Context
262.1K
Route
novita/bf16
Qwen3.5 397B A17BWinner · NovitaAI

qwen/qwen3.5-397b-a17b

Chutes
Blended price
$1.3 / 1M
500-token response
21.17 s
Response starts
2.65 s
Output speed
27.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.94%
Context
262.1K
Route
chutes/fp8
NovitaAI
Blended price
$1.6 / 1M
500-token response
12.11 s
Response starts
2.30 s
Output speed
51.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.35%
Context
262.1K
Route
novita
MiniMax M2.5Winner · Chutes

minimax/minimax-m2.5

Chutes
Blended price
$0.5 / 1M
500-token response
14.83 s
Response starts
1.68 s
Output speed
38.0 tok/s
Route uptime
83.43%
Context
196.6K
Route
chutes/fp8
NovitaAI
Blended price
$0.6 / 1M
500-token response
56.73 s
Response starts
1.17 s
Output speed
9.0 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
204.8K
Route
novita/fp8
GLM 5Winner · Chutes

z-ai/glm-5

Chutes
Blended price
$1.4833 / 1M
500-token response
22.84 s
Response starts
4.32 s
Output speed
27.0 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
202.8K
Route
chutes/fp8
NovitaAI
Blended price
$1.7333 / 1M
500-token response
48.77 s
Response starts
7.11 s
Output speed
12.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.97%
Context
202.8K
Route
novita/fp8
Kimi K2.5Winner · Chutes

moonshotai/kimi-k2.5

Chutes
Blended price
$0.96 / 1M
500-token response
21.33 s
Response starts
1.33 s
Output speed
25.0 tok/s
Route uptime
91.79%
Context
262.1K
Route
chutes/int4
NovitaAI
Blended price
$1.33 / 1M
500-token response
21.94 s
Response starts
4.70 s
Output speed
29.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.56%
Context
262.1K
Route
novita

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.

Chutes vs NovitaAI analysis

How Chutes and NovitaAI compare for AI inference

Chutes and NovitaAI share 7 indexed text models, including Kimi K2.6, GLM 5.1, Gemma 4 31B, Qwen3.5 397B A17B, MiniMax M2.5. NovitaAI has the stronger typical response-time result on the directly measured set.

Same-model speed evidence

7 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

7 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

Chutes has 8 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.

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