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Same-model provider benchmark

Cloudflare vs Fireworks: LLM provider comparison

Compare Cloudflare and Fireworks on 3 exact shared text models. ProviderBench keeps speed, price, and catalog coverage separate so naturally faster model catalogs cannot distort the result.

Cloudflare

12 indexed models

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

Fireworks

8 indexed models

Headquarters
United States
Server regions
N/a
Model types
8 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

1.12× typical advantage

3 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

Equal result

Tie

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

Most models available

12 models

Complete catalog coverage across all indexed modalities

Shared-model benchmark summary

MetricCloudflareFireworks
Typical 500-token response10.35 s11.65 s
Typical response start0.79 s1.23 s
Typical output speed52.0 tok/s52.0 tok/s
Blended token price$2.1111 / 1M$2.1111 / 1M
Typical route uptime99.85%99.00%

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

CloudflareFireworks
500-token response by shared model

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

Cloudflare has the lower typical same-model response ratio across 3 measured models.

Blended token price by shared model

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

Neither provider has a clear token-price advantage.

Shared text models

3 exact models · newest first

ModelCloudflareFireworks
GLM 5.2Winner · Cloudflare

z-ai/glm-5.2

Cloudflare
Blended price
$2.4 / 1M
500-token response
10.35 s
Response starts
0.74 s
Output speed
52.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.85%
Context
262.1K
Route
cloudflare
Fireworks
Blended price
$2.4 / 1M
500-token response
11.65 s
Response starts
1.23 s
Output speed
48.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.00%
Context
1M
Route
fireworks
Kimi K2.7 CodeWinner · Cloudflare

moonshotai/kimi-k2.7-code

Cloudflare
Blended price
$1.9667 / 1M
500-token response
9.91 s
Response starts
1.58 s
Output speed
60.0 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
262.1K
Route
cloudflare
Fireworks
Blended price
$1.9667 / 1M
500-token response
11.81 s
Response starts
2.19 s
Output speed
52.0 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
262.1K
Route
fireworks
Kimi K2.6Winner · Fireworks

moonshotai/kimi-k2.6

Cloudflare
Blended price
$1.9667 / 1M
500-token response
12.42 s
Response starts
0.79 s
Output speed
43.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.90%
Context
262.1K
Route
cloudflare
Fireworks
Blended price
$1.9667 / 1M
500-token response
6.99 s
Response starts
0.41 s
Output speed
76.0 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
262.1K
Route
fireworks

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.

Cloudflare vs Fireworks analysis

How Cloudflare and Fireworks compare for AI inference

Cloudflare and Fireworks share 3 indexed text models, including GLM 5.2, Kimi K2.7 Code, Kimi K2.6. Cloudflare has the stronger typical response-time result on the directly measured set.

Same-model speed evidence

3 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

3 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

Cloudflare has 12 indexed models and lists no published server regions; Fireworks has 8 models and lists no regions. Verify data residency, privacy terms, limits, and production latency directly before choosing.