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Same-model provider benchmark

Google Vertex vs NovitaAI: LLM provider comparison

Compare Google Vertex and NovitaAI on 14 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

NovitaAI

66 indexed models

Headquarters
United States
Server regions
N/a
Model types
66 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

1.50× typical advantage

12 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

$0.48 / 1M

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

Most models available

66 models

Complete catalog coverage across all indexed modalities

Shared-model benchmark summary

MetricGoogle VertexNovitaAI
Typical 500-token response6.67 s17.94 s
Typical response start0.47 s1.20 s
Typical output speed79.0 tok/s30.5 tok/s
Blended token price$0.6357 / 1M$0.48 / 1M
Typical route uptime99.96%99.86%

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

Google VertexNovitaAI
500-token response by shared model

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

Google Vertex has the lower typical same-model response ratio across 12 measured models.

Blended token price by shared model

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

NovitaAI has the lower typical price ratio across 14 priced shared models.

Shared text models

14 exact models · newest first

ModelGoogle VertexNovitaAI
Gemma 4 26B A4BWinner · NovitaAI

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

Google Vertex
Blended price
$0.3 / 1M
500-token response
24.23 s
Response starts
0.42 s
Output speed
21.0 tok/s
Route uptime
97.94%
Context
262.1K
Route
google-vertex/global
NovitaAI
Blended price
$0.22 / 1M
500-token response
22.17 s
Response starts
2.17 s
Output speed
25.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.89%
Context
262.1K
Route
novita/bf16
GLM 4.7Winner · Google Vertex

z-ai/glm-4.7

Google Vertex
Blended price
$1.1333 / 1M
500-token response
4.55 s
Response starts
0.45 s
Output speed
122.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.97%
Context
200K
Route
google-vertex
NovitaAI
Blended price
$1.02 / 1M
500-token response
33.56 s
Response starts
2.31 s
Output speed
16.0 tok/s
Route uptime
84.86%
Context
204.8K
Route
novita/fp8

deepseek/deepseek-v3.2

Google Vertex
Blended price
$0.9333 / 1M
500-token response
N/a
Response starts
N/a
Output speed
N/a
Route uptime
N/a
Context
163.8K
Route
google-vertex
NovitaAI
Blended price
$0.3127 / 1M
500-token response
23.97 s
Response starts
1.25 s
Output speed
22.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.97%
Context
163.8K
Route
novita/fp8
Kimi K2 ThinkingWinner · Google Vertex

moonshotai/kimi-k2-thinking

Google Vertex
Blended price
$1.2333 / 1M
500-token response
5.97 s
Response starts
0.38 s
Output speed
89.5 tok/s
Route uptime
97.48%
Context
262.1K
Route
google-vertex
NovitaAI
Blended price
$1.2333 / 1M
500-token response
17.11 s
Response starts
2.18 s
Output speed
33.5 tok/s
Route uptime
98.59%
Context
262.1K
Route
novita/bf16
MiniMax M2Winner · Google Vertex

minimax/minimax-m2

Google Vertex
Blended price
$0.6 / 1M
500-token response
6.40 s
Response starts
0.38 s
Output speed
83.0 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
196.6K
Route
google-vertex
NovitaAI
Blended price
$0.6 / 1M
500-token response
18.53 s
Response starts
1.58 s
Output speed
29.5 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
204.8K
Route
novita/fp8
Qwen3 Next 80B A3B InstructWinner · Google Vertex

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

Google Vertex
Blended price
$0.5 / 1M
500-token response
3.71 s
Response starts
0.58 s
Output speed
160.0 tok/s
Route uptime
100.00%
Context
262.1K
Route
google-vertex/global
NovitaAI
Blended price
$0.6 / 1M
500-token response
6.14 s
Response starts
0.91 s
Output speed
95.5 tok/s
Route uptime
100.00%
Context
131.1K
Route
novita/bf16
DeepSeek V3.1Winner · Google Vertex

deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3.1

Google Vertex
Blended price
$0.9667 / 1M
500-token response
6.51 s
Response starts
1.19 s
Output speed
94.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.89%
Context
163.8K
Route
google-vertex/us-west2
NovitaAI
Blended price
$0.5133 / 1M
500-token response
26.70 s
Response starts
1.70 s
Output speed
20.0 tok/s
Route uptime
100.00%
Context
131.1K
Route
novita/fp8
gpt-oss-120bWinner · NovitaAI

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
NovitaAI
Blended price
$0.1167 / 1M
500-token response
9.33 s
Response starts
0.71 s
Output speed
58.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.36%
Context
131.1K
Route
novita/fp4

openai/gpt-oss-20b

Google Vertex
Blended price
$0.13 / 1M
500-token response
N/a
Response starts
N/a
Output speed
N/a
Route uptime
N/a
Context
131.1K
Route
google-vertex/us-central1
NovitaAI
Blended price
$0.0767 / 1M
500-token response
4.79 s
Response starts
0.37 s
Output speed
113.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.98%
Context
131.1K
Route
novita/fp4
Qwen3 Coder 480B A35BWinner · NovitaAI

qwen/qwen3-coder

Google Vertex
Blended price
$0.7467 / 1M
500-token response
91.58 s
Response starts
14.66 s
Output speed
6.5 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
262.1K
Route
google-vertex/us-south1
NovitaAI
Blended price
$0.77 / 1M
500-token response
17.36 s
Response starts
1.48 s
Output speed
31.5 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
262.1K
Route
novita/fp8

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
NovitaAI
Blended price
$0.2533 / 1M
500-token response
19.95 s
Response starts
0.72 s
Output speed
26.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.83%
Context
131.1K
Route
novita/fp8
Llama 4 MaverickWinner · Google Vertex

meta-llama/llama-4-maverick

Google Vertex
Blended price
$0.6167 / 1M
500-token response
11.96 s
Response starts
0.85 s
Output speed
45.0 tok/s
Route uptime
100.00%
Context
524.3K
Route
google-vertex/us-east5
NovitaAI
Blended price
$0.4633 / 1M
500-token response
16.07 s
Response starts
0.45 s
Output speed
32.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.98%
Context
1M
Route
novita/fp8
Llama 4 ScoutWinner · NovitaAI

meta-llama/llama-4-scout

Google Vertex
Blended price
$0.4 / 1M
500-token response
71.91 s
Response starts
0.48 s
Output speed
7.0 tok/s
Route uptime
100.00%
Context
1.3M
Route
google-vertex/us-east5
NovitaAI
Blended price
$0.3167 / 1M
500-token response
71.90 s
Response starts
0.47 s
Output speed
7.0 tok/s
Route uptime
100.00%
Context
131.1K
Route
novita/bf16
Llama 3.3 70B InstructWinner · NovitaAI

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
NovitaAI
Blended price
$0.2233 / 1M
500-token response
15.48 s
Response starts
0.78 s
Output speed
34.0 tok/s
Route uptime
90.47%
Context
6K
Route
novita/bf16

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 NovitaAI analysis

How Google Vertex and NovitaAI compare for AI inference

Google Vertex and NovitaAI share 14 indexed text models, including Gemma 4 26B A4B, GLM 4.7, DeepSeek V3.2, Kimi K2 Thinking, MiniMax M2. Google Vertex has the stronger typical response-time result on the directly measured set.

Same-model speed evidence

12 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

14 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; NovitaAI has 66 models and lists no regions. Verify data residency, privacy terms, limits, and production latency directly before choosing.