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Same-model provider benchmark

DeepInfra vs Parasail: LLM provider comparison

Compare DeepInfra and Parasail on 24 exact shared text models. ProviderBench keeps speed, price, and catalog coverage separate so naturally faster model catalogs cannot distort the result.

DeepInfra

87 indexed models

Headquarters
United States
Server regions
N/a
Model types
67 text, 15 embeddings, 5 speech

Parasail

35 indexed models

Headquarters
United States
Server regions
N/a
Model types
34 text, 1 embeddings

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

1.33× typical advantage

23 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

$0.6677 / 1M

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

Most models available

87 models

Complete catalog coverage across all indexed modalities

Shared-model benchmark summary

MetricDeepInfraParasail
Typical 500-token response18.19 s13.46 s
Typical response start0.70 s0.69 s
Typical output speed29.0 tok/s40.0 tok/s
Blended token price$0.6677 / 1M$0.8149 / 1M
Typical route uptime99.43%99.15%

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

DeepInfraParasail
500-token response by shared model

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

Parasail has the lower typical same-model response ratio across 23 measured models.

Blended token price by shared model

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

DeepInfra has the lower typical price ratio across 24 priced shared models.

Shared text models

24 exact models · newest first

ModelDeepInfraParasail
GLM 5.2Winner · Parasail

z-ai/glm-5.2

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
Parasail
Blended price
$2.4 / 1M
500-token response
8.10 s
Response starts
0.96 s
Output speed
70.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.80%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/fp4
Kimi K2.7 CodeWinner · Parasail

moonshotai/kimi-k2.7-code

DeepInfra
Blended price
$1.66 / 1M
500-token response
15.92 s
Response starts
0.77 s
Output speed
33.0 tok/s
Route uptime
100.00%
Context
262.1K
Route
deepinfra/fp4
Parasail
Blended price
$1.6733 / 1M
500-token response
14.51 s
Response starts
2.01 s
Output speed
40.0 tok/s
Route uptime
95.80%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/int4
MiniMax M3Winner · Parasail

minimax/minimax-m3

DeepInfra
Blended price
$0.6 / 1M
500-token response
24.78 s
Response starts
0.97 s
Output speed
21.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.34%
Context
524.3K
Route
deepinfra/bf16
Parasail
Blended price
$0.6 / 1M
500-token response
10.69 s
Response starts
0.69 s
Output speed
50.0 tok/s
Route uptime
97.91%
Context
1M
Route
parasail/fp8
DeepSeek V4 ProWinner · DeepInfra

deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro

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
Parasail
Blended price
$2.32 / 1M
500-token response
28.29 s
Response starts
0.51 s
Output speed
18.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.70%
Context
1M
Route
parasail/fp8
DeepSeek V4 FlashWinner · DeepInfra

deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash

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
Parasail
Blended price
$0.1867 / 1M
500-token response
13.46 s
Response starts
0.64 s
Output speed
39.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.69%
Context
1M
Route
parasail/fp8
MiMo-V2.5Winner · Parasail

xiaomi/mimo-v2.5

DeepInfra
Blended price
$0.9333 / 1M
500-token response
10.57 s
Response starts
0.37 s
Output speed
49.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.97%
Context
262.1K
Route
deepinfra/bf16
Parasail
Blended price
$0.1867 / 1M
500-token response
34.07 s
Response starts
0.74 s
Output speed
15.0 tok/s
Route uptime
95.38%
Context
1M
Route
parasail/fp8
Kimi K2.6Winner · DeepInfra

moonshotai/kimi-k2.6

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
Parasail
Blended price
$1.6667 / 1M
500-token response
16.21 s
Response starts
1.50 s
Output speed
34.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.45%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/int4
GLM 5.1Winner · Parasail

z-ai/glm-5.1

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
Parasail
Blended price
$2.4 / 1M
500-token response
8.43 s
Response starts
2.18 s
Output speed
80.0 tok/s
Route uptime
85.33%
Context
202.8K
Route
parasail/fp8
Gemma 4 26B A4BWinner · DeepInfra

google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it

DeepInfra
Blended price
$0.16 / 1M
500-token response
22.23 s
Response starts
0.49 s
Output speed
23.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.62%
Context
262.1K
Route
deepinfra/fp8
Parasail
Blended price
$0.22 / 1M
500-token response
17.86 s
Response starts
0.61 s
Output speed
29.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.97%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/bf16
Gemma 4 31BWinner · DeepInfra

google/gemma-4-31b-it

DeepInfra
Blended price
$0.2033 / 1M
500-token response
22.57 s
Response starts
0.83 s
Output speed
23.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.06%
Context
262.1K
Route
deepinfra/turbo
Parasail
Blended price
$0.2333 / 1M
500-token response
29.80 s
Response starts
2.03 s
Output speed
18.0 tok/s
Route uptime
92.85%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/fp8

qwen/qwen3.5-9b

DeepInfra
Blended price
$0.1167 / 1M
500-token response
N/a
Response starts
N/a
Output speed
N/a
Route uptime
N/a
Context
262.1K
Route
deepinfra/bf16
Parasail
Blended price
$0.15 / 1M
500-token response
19.91 s
Response starts
0.68 s
Output speed
26.0 tok/s
Route uptime
100.00%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/bf16
Qwen3.5-35B-A3BWinner · DeepInfra

qwen/qwen3.5-35b-a3b

DeepInfra
Blended price
$0.4267 / 1M
500-token response
5.89 s
Response starts
0.28 s
Output speed
89.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.69%
Context
262.1K
Route
deepinfra/fp8
Parasail
Blended price
$0.4333 / 1M
500-token response
11.69 s
Response starts
0.82 s
Output speed
46.0 tok/s
Route uptime
100.00%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/fp8
Qwen3.5 397B A17BWinner · Parasail

qwen/qwen3.5-397b-a17b

DeepInfra
Blended price
$1.3 / 1M
500-token response
14.53 s
Response starts
0.64 s
Output speed
36.0 tok/s
Route uptime
79.03%
Context
262.1K
Route
deepinfra/fp8
Parasail
Blended price
$1.5333 / 1M
500-token response
9.08 s
Response starts
0.75 s
Output speed
60.0 tok/s
Route uptime
87.58%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/fp8
MiniMax M2.5Winner · Parasail

minimax/minimax-m2.5

DeepInfra
Blended price
$0.4833 / 1M
500-token response
11.21 s
Response starts
1.01 s
Output speed
49.0 tok/s
Route uptime
100.00%
Context
196.6K
Route
deepinfra/fp8
Parasail
Blended price
$0.6 / 1M
500-token response
5.17 s
Response starts
0.61 s
Output speed
109.5 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
196.6K
Route
parasail/fp8
GLM 5Winner · DeepInfra

z-ai/glm-5

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
Parasail
Blended price
$1.7333 / 1M
500-token response
19.93 s
Response starts
0.70 s
Output speed
26.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.15%
Context
202.8K
Route
parasail/fp8
Qwen3 VL 235B A22B InstructWinner · DeepInfra

qwen/qwen3-vl-235b-a22b-instruct

DeepInfra
Blended price
$0.4267 / 1M
500-token response
34.42 s
Response starts
1.09 s
Output speed
15.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.99%
Context
262.1K
Route
deepinfra/fp8
Parasail
Blended price
$0.7733 / 1M
500-token response
26.12 s
Response starts
1.12 s
Output speed
20.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.69%
Context
131.1K
Route
parasail/fp8
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B InstructWinner · Parasail

qwen/qwen3-next-80b-a3b-instruct

DeepInfra
Blended price
$0.4267 / 1M
500-token response
12.34 s
Response starts
0.71 s
Output speed
43.0 tok/s
Route uptime
91.50%
Context
262.1K
Route
deepinfra/fp8
Parasail
Blended price
$0.4333 / 1M
500-token response
8.15 s
Response starts
0.80 s
Output speed
68.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.93%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/fp8
gpt-oss-120bWinner · DeepInfra

openai/gpt-oss-120b

DeepInfra
Blended price
$0.0813 / 1M
500-token response
12.10 s
Response starts
0.47 s
Output speed
43.0 tok/s
Route uptime
94.64%
Context
131.1K
Route
deepinfra/bf16
Parasail
Blended price
$0.3167 / 1M
500-token response
9.13 s
Response starts
0.51 s
Output speed
58.0 tok/s
Route uptime
92.57%
Context
131.1K
Route
parasail/fp4
gpt-oss-20bWinner · DeepInfra

openai/gpt-oss-20b

DeepInfra
Blended price
$0.0667 / 1M
500-token response
5.15 s
Response starts
0.35 s
Output speed
104.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.78%
Context
131.1K
Route
deepinfra/bf16
Parasail
Blended price
$0.0933 / 1M
500-token response
8.09 s
Response starts
0.52 s
Output speed
66.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.25%
Context
131.1K
Route
parasail/fp4

qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507

DeepInfra
Blended price
$0.2433 / 1M
500-token response
26.72 s
Response starts
0.40 s
Output speed
19.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.78%
Context
262.1K
Route
deepinfra/fp8
Parasail
Blended price
$0.36 / 1M
500-token response
16.05 s
Response starts
0.42 s
Output speed
32.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.90%
Context
131.1K
Route
parasail/fp8
Mistral Small 3.2 24BWinner · DeepInfra

mistralai/mistral-small-3.2-24b-instruct

DeepInfra
Blended price
$0.1167 / 1M
500-token response
12.95 s
Response starts
0.45 s
Output speed
40.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.47%
Context
128K
Route
deepinfra/fp8
Parasail
Blended price
$0.16 / 1M
500-token response
25.47 s
Response starts
0.47 s
Output speed
20.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.46%
Context
131.1K
Route
parasail/bf16
Llama 4 MaverickWinner · Parasail

meta-llama/llama-4-maverick

DeepInfra
Blended price
$0.4 / 1M
500-token response
13.13 s
Response starts
0.31 s
Output speed
39.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.97%
Context
1M
Route
deepinfra/base
Parasail
Blended price
$0.5667 / 1M
500-token response
8.96 s
Response starts
0.48 s
Output speed
59.0 tok/s
Route uptime
100.00%
Context
524.3K
Route
parasail/fp8
Gemma 3 27BWinner · DeepInfra

google/gemma-3-27b-it

DeepInfra
Blended price
$0.1067 / 1M
500-token response
30.09 s
Response starts
0.68 s
Output speed
17.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.95%
Context
131.1K
Route
deepinfra/fp8
Parasail
Blended price
$0.2033 / 1M
500-token response
16.21 s
Response starts
0.58 s
Output speed
32.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.99%
Context
131.1K
Route
parasail/fp8
Llama 3.3 70B InstructWinner · Parasail

meta-llama/llama-3.3-70b-instruct

DeepInfra
Blended price
$0.1733 / 1M
500-token response
31.59 s
Response starts
0.34 s
Output speed
16.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.39%
Context
131.1K
Route
deepinfra/turbo
Parasail
Blended price
$0.3133 / 1M
500-token response
11.10 s
Response starts
0.46 s
Output speed
47.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.56%
Context
131.1K
Route
parasail/fp8

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.

DeepInfra vs Parasail analysis

How DeepInfra and Parasail compare for AI inference

DeepInfra and Parasail share 24 indexed text models, including GLM 5.2, Kimi K2.7 Code, MiniMax M3, DeepSeek V4 Pro, DeepSeek V4 Flash. Parasail has the stronger typical response-time result on the directly measured set.

Same-model speed evidence

23 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

24 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

DeepInfra has 87 indexed models and lists no published server regions; Parasail has 35 models and lists no regions. Verify data residency, privacy terms, limits, and production latency directly before choosing.