DigitalOcean vs Venice: 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

VVenice

1.99× typical advantage

11 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

DDigitalOcean

$1.1343 / 1M

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

Most models available

VVenice

29 models

Complete catalog coverage across all indexed modalities

Shared-model benchmark summary

Model	DigitalOcean	Venice
ZA GLM 5.2Winner · DigitalOcean z-ai/glm-5.2	DigitalOcean Blended price $2.1667 / 1M 500-token response 12.22 s Response starts 1.11 s Output speed 45.0 tok/s Route uptime 98.78% Context 262.1K Route digitalocean	Venice Blended price $2.4 / 1M 500-token response 14.33 s Response starts 1.17 s Output speed 38.0 tok/s Route uptime 94.48% Context 1M Route venice/fp8
D DeepSeek V4 ProWinner · Venice deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro	DigitalOcean Blended price $1.856 / 1M 500-token response 33.90 s Response starts 0.57 s Output speed 15.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.92% Context 262.1K Route digitalocean	Venice Blended price $2.2003 / 1M 500-token response 28.55 s Response starts 2.23 s Output speed 19.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.91% Context 1M Route venice
D DeepSeek V4 FlashWinner · Venice deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash	DigitalOcean Blended price $0.1493 / 1M 500-token response 39.59 s Response starts 1.13 s Output speed 13.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.79% Context 262.1K Route digitalocean	Venice Blended price $0.1837 / 1M 500-token response 14.58 s Response starts 2.08 s Output speed 40.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.58% Context 1M Route venice
X MiMo-V2.5Winner · Venice xiaomi/mimo-v2.5	DigitalOcean Blended price $0.1633 / 1M 500-token response 32.65 s Response starts 1.40 s Output speed 16.0 tok/s Route uptime 97.47% Context 262.1K Route digitalocean	Venice Blended price $0.1867 / 1M 500-token response 10.97 s Response starts 1.17 s Output speed 51.0 tok/s Route uptime 91.56% Context 1M Route venice/fp8
M Kimi K2.6Winner · Venice moonshotai/kimi-k2.6	DigitalOcean Blended price $1.5733 / 1M 500-token response 13.08 s Response starts 0.89 s Output speed 41.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.04% Context 262.1K Route digitalocean	Venice Blended price $1.6667 / 1M 500-token response 12.06 s Response starts 1.43 s Output speed 47.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.22% Context 256K Route venice/int4
ZA GLM 5.1Winner · Venice z-ai/glm-5.1	DigitalOcean Blended price $2.0833 / 1M 500-token response 29.06 s Response starts 1.28 s Output speed 18.0 tok/s Route uptime 57.53% Context 163.8K Route digitalocean	Venice Blended price $2.64 / 1M 500-token response 14.61 s Response starts 1.46 s Output speed 38.0 tok/s Route uptime 88.98% Context 200K Route venice/fp8
Q Qwen3.5 397B A17BWinner · Venice qwen/qwen3.5-397b-a17b	DigitalOcean Blended price $1.0733 / 1M 500-token response 60.33 s Response starts 4.77 s Output speed 9.0 tok/s Route uptime 81.67% Context 131.1K Route digitalocean	Venice Blended price $2 / 1M 500-token response 10.11 s Response starts 1.49 s Output speed 58.0 tok/s Route uptime N/a Context 128K Route venice
M MiniMax M2.5Winner · DigitalOcean minimax/minimax-m2.5	DigitalOcean Blended price $0.45 / 1M 500-token response 8.35 s Response starts 0.78 s Output speed 66.0 tok/s Route uptime 100.00% Context 65.5K Route digitalocean	Venice Blended price $0.4967 / 1M 500-token response 9.78 s Response starts 1.16 s Output speed 58.0 tok/s Route uptime N/a Context 198K Route venice
ZA GLM 5Winner · Venice z-ai/glm-5	DigitalOcean Blended price $1.3 / 1M 500-token response 63.85 s Response starts 1.35 s Output speed 8.0 tok/s Route uptime 95.70% Context 64K Route digitalocean	Venice Blended price $1.7333 / 1M 500-token response 20.55 s Response starts 1.32 s Output speed 26.0 tok/s Route uptime N/a Context 198K Route venice/fp8
M Kimi K2.5Winner · Venice moonshotai/kimi-k2.5	DigitalOcean Blended price $0.925 / 1M 500-token response 34.35 s Response starts 1.01 s Output speed 15.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.45% Context 262.1K Route digitalocean	Venice Blended price $1.54 / 1M 500-token response 5.81 s Response starts 1.45 s Output speed 114.5 tok/s Route uptime N/a Context 256K Route venice
D DeepSeek V3.2Winner · Venice deepseek/deepseek-v3.2	DigitalOcean Blended price $0.7367 / 1M 500-token response 57.26 s Response starts 1.71 s Output speed 9.0 tok/s Route uptime 96.84% Context 163.8K Route digitalocean	Venice Blended price $0.38 / 1M 500-token response 84.24 s Response starts 0.90 s Output speed 6.0 tok/s Route uptime 99.40% Context 160K Route venice

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.