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Same-model provider benchmark

GMICloud vs Phala: LLM provider comparison

Compare GMICloud and Phala on 5 exact shared text models. ProviderBench keeps speed, price, and catalog coverage separate so naturally faster model catalogs cannot distort the result.

GMICloud

15 indexed models

Headquarters
United States
Server regions
United States
Model types
15 text

Phala

18 indexed models

Headquarters
United States
Server regions
N/a
Model types
18 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

1.93× typical advantage

4 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

$1.2673 / 1M

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

Most models available

18 models

Complete catalog coverage across all indexed modalities

Shared-model benchmark summary

MetricGMICloudPhala
Typical 500-token response16.28 s30.56 s
Typical response start2.31 s3.47 s
Typical output speed38.5 tok/s28.5 tok/s
Blended token price$1.2673 / 1M$1.8213 / 1M
Typical route uptime91.63%92.68%

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

GMICloudPhala
500-token response by shared model

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

GMICloud has the lower typical same-model response ratio across 4 measured models.

Blended token price by shared model

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

GMICloud has the lower typical price ratio across 5 priced shared models.

Shared text models

5 exact models · newest first

ModelGMICloudPhala
GLM 5.2Winner · GMICloud

z-ai/glm-5.2

GMICloud
Blended price
$1.68 / 1M
500-token response
19.33 s
Response starts
2.08 s
Output speed
29.0 tok/s
Route uptime
84.73%
Context
1M
Route
gmicloud/fp8
Phala
Blended price
$2.4 / 1M
500-token response
16.81 s
Response starts
2.10 s
Output speed
34.0 tok/s
Route uptime
86.82%
Context
1M
Route
phala
GLM 5.1Winner · GMICloud

z-ai/glm-5.1

GMICloud
Blended price
$1.68 / 1M
500-token response
16.87 s
Response starts
4.05 s
Output speed
39.0 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
202.8K
Route
gmicloud/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

qwen/qwen3.5-397b-a17b

GMICloud
Blended price
$1.6 / 1M
500-token response
N/a
Response starts
N/a
Output speed
N/a
Route uptime
N/a
Context
262.1K
Route
gmicloud/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
GLM 5Winner · GMICloud

z-ai/glm-5

GMICloud
Blended price
$1.04 / 1M
500-token response
13.63 s
Response starts
1.44 s
Output speed
41.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.32%
Context
202.8K
Route
gmicloud/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
DeepSeek V3.2Winner · GMICloud

deepseek/deepseek-v3.2

GMICloud
Blended price
$0.3367 / 1M
500-token response
15.69 s
Response starts
2.53 s
Output speed
38.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.52%
Context
163.8K
Route
gmicloud/fp8
Phala
Blended price
$1 / 1M
500-token response
66.48 s
Response starts
3.98 s
Output speed
8.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.54%
Context
163.8K
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 . Values use one deterministic route per provider and model; missing measurements remain visible as N/a.

GMICloud vs Phala analysis

How GMICloud and Phala compare for AI inference

GMICloud and Phala share 5 indexed text models, including GLM 5.2, GLM 5.1, Qwen3.5 397B A17B, GLM 5, DeepSeek V3.2. GMICloud has the stronger typical response-time result on the directly measured set.

Same-model speed evidence

4 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

5 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

GMICloud has 15 indexed models and lists 1 published server region; Phala has 18 models and lists no regions. Verify data residency, privacy terms, limits, and production latency directly before choosing.

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