Chutes vs Phala: 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

CChutes

1.01× typical advantage

8 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

CChutes

$1.075 / 1M

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

Most models available

PPhala

18 models

Complete catalog coverage across all indexed modalities

Shared-model benchmark summary

Model	Chutes	Phala
Q Qwen3.6 27BWinner · Chutes qwen/qwen3.6-27b	Chutes Blended price $0.8667 / 1M 500-token response 46.78 s Response starts 1.32 s Output speed 11.0 tok/s Route uptime 98.50% Context 262.1K Route chutes/fp8	Phala Blended price $1.1133 / 1M 500-token response 39.31 s Response starts 0.85 s Output speed 13.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.71% Context 262.1K Route phala
M Kimi K2.6Winner · Chutes 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	Phala Blended price $2.26 / 1M 500-token response 27.84 s Response starts 2.84 s Output speed 20.0 tok/s Route uptime N/a Context 262.1K Route phala
ZA GLM 5.1Winner · Chutes 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	Phala Blended price $2.2067 / 1M 500-token response 38.16 s Response starts 22.53 s Output speed 32.0 tok/s Route uptime N/a Context 202.8K Route phala
G Gemma 4 31BWinner · Chutes 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	Phala Blended price $0.2533 / 1M 500-token response 53.66 s Response starts 3.66 s Output speed 10.0 tok/s Route uptime 52.78% Context 262.1K Route phala
Q Qwen3.5 397B A17BWinner · Chutes 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	Phala Blended price $1.5333 / 1M 500-token response 28.75 s Response starts 3.75 s Output speed 20.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.36% Context 262.1K Route phala
M 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	Phala Blended price $0.5933 / 1M 500-token response 15.91 s Response starts 2.02 s Output speed 36.0 tok/s Route uptime N/a Context 196.6K Route phala
ZA 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	Phala Blended price $1.9667 / 1M 500-token response 22.96 s Response starts 2.96 s Output speed 25.0 tok/s Route uptime N/a Context 202.8K Route phala
M 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	Phala Blended price $1.4 / 1M 500-token response 21.68 s Response starts 1.68 s Output speed 25.0 tok/s Route uptime 89.90% Context 262.1K Route phala

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.