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Same-model provider benchmark

Google Vertex vs Nebius: LLM provider comparison

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

Google Vertex

49 indexed models

Headquarters
United States
Server regions
europe-west1 · Belgiumeurope-west4 · NetherlandsGlobalus-central1 · United Statesus-east5 · United Statesus-south1 · United Statesus-west2 · United States
Model types
36 text, 6 image, 3 video, 2 embeddings, 1 speech, 1 transcription

Nebius

13 indexed models

Headquarters
Netherlands
Server regions
N/a
Model types
12 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

1.03× typical advantage

3 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

$0.2844 / 1M

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

Most models available

49 models

Complete catalog coverage across all indexed modalities

Shared-model benchmark summary

MetricGoogle VertexNebius
Typical 500-token response6.83 s13.68 s
Typical response start0.42 s0.52 s
Typical output speed78.0 tok/s38.0 tok/s
Blended token price$0.4467 / 1M$0.2844 / 1M
Typical route uptime99.96%97.93%

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

Google VertexNebius
500-token response by shared model

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

Nebius 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.

Nebius has the lower typical price ratio across 3 priced shared models.

Shared text models

3 exact models · newest first

ModelGoogle VertexNebius
gpt-oss-120bWinner · Google Vertex

openai/gpt-oss-120b

Google Vertex
Blended price
$0.18 / 1M
500-token response
6.83 s
Response starts
0.42 s
Output speed
78.0 tok/s
Route uptime
95.91%
Context
131.1K
Route
google-vertex/global
Nebius
Blended price
$0.3 / 1M
500-token response
6.62 s
Response starts
0.67 s
Output speed
84.0 tok/s
Route uptime
97.33%
Context
131.1K
Route
nebius/fp4

qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507

Google Vertex
Blended price
$0.44 / 1M
500-token response
26.28 s
Response starts
0.63 s
Output speed
19.5 tok/s
Route uptime
99.96%
Context
262.1K
Route
google-vertex/us-south1
Nebius
Blended price
$0.3333 / 1M
500-token response
13.68 s
Response starts
0.52 s
Output speed
38.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.77%
Context
262.1K
Route
nebius/fp8
Llama 3.3 70B InstructWinner · Google Vertex

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

Google Vertex
Blended price
$0.72 / 1M
500-token response
6.50 s
Response starts
0.25 s
Output speed
80.0 tok/s
Route uptime
100.00%
Context
128K
Route
google-vertex
Nebius
Blended price
$0.22 / 1M
500-token response
21.28 s
Response starts
0.45 s
Output speed
24.0 tok/s
Route uptime
97.93%
Context
131.1K
Route
nebius/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.

Google Vertex vs Nebius analysis

How Google Vertex and Nebius compare for AI inference

Google Vertex and Nebius share 3 indexed text models, including gpt-oss-120b, Qwen3 235B A22B Instruct 2507, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct. Nebius 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

Google Vertex has 49 indexed models and lists 7 published server regions; Nebius has 13 models and lists no regions. Verify data residency, privacy terms, limits, and production latency directly before choosing.