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Same-model provider benchmark

Google Vertex vs SambaNova: LLM provider comparison

Compare Google Vertex and SambaNova on 4 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

SambaNova

6 indexed models

Headquarters
United States
Server regions
N/a
Model types
6 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

1.08× typical advantage

3 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

$0.7 / 1M

4 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 VertexSambaNova
Typical 500-token response6.51 s7.41 s
Typical response start0.42 s1.18 s
Typical output speed80.0 tok/s100.0 tok/s
Blended token price$0.7 / 1M$1.3608 / 1M
Typical route uptime99.89%96.92%

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

Google VertexSambaNova
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 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.

Google Vertex has the lower typical price ratio across 4 priced shared models.

Shared text models

4 exact models · newest first

ModelGoogle VertexSambaNova

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
SambaNova
Blended price
$3.5 / 1M
500-token response
28.00 s
Response starts
4.19 s
Output speed
21.0 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
32.8K
Route
sambanova
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
SambaNova
Blended price
$0.9333 / 1M
500-token response
12.05 s
Response starts
1.18 s
Output speed
46.0 tok/s
Route uptime
92.37%
Context
131.1K
Route
sambanova/fp8
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
SambaNova
Blended price
$0.41 / 1M
500-token response
7.41 s
Response starts
2.60 s
Output speed
104.0 tok/s
Route uptime
96.92%
Context
131.1K
Route
sambanova
Llama 3.3 70B InstructWinner · SambaNova

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
SambaNova
Blended price
$0.6 / 1M
500-token response
5.44 s
Response starts
0.44 s
Output speed
100.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.03%
Context
16K
Route
sambanova-turbo

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 SambaNova analysis

How Google Vertex and SambaNova compare for AI inference

Google Vertex and SambaNova share 4 indexed text models, including DeepSeek V3.2, DeepSeek V3.1, gpt-oss-120b, Llama 3.3 70B Instruct. Google Vertex 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

4 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; SambaNova has 6 models and lists no regions. Verify data residency, privacy terms, limits, and production latency directly before choosing.