Ionstream vs NovitaAI: 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

IIonstream

2.16× typical advantage

3 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

NNovitaAI

$0.8982 / 1M

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

Most models available

NNovitaAI

66 models

Complete catalog coverage across all indexed modalities

Shared-model benchmark summary

Metric	IIonstream☆☆☆☆☆(0)	NNovitaAI☆☆☆☆☆(0)
Speed	Ionstream9.60 s	NovitaAI20.72 s
TTFT	Ionstream0.83 s	NovitaAI1.64 s
TPS	Ionstream57.0 tok/s	NovitaAI28.0 tok/s
Price	Ionstream$1.416 / 1M	NovitaAI$0.8982 / 1M
Uptime	Ionstream99.40%	NovitaAI99.90%

Model	IIonstream☆☆☆☆☆(0)	NNovitaAI☆☆☆☆☆(0)
ZA GLM 5.2Winner · NovitaAI	Ionstream Price— Worst comparable value $2.4 / 1M Speed— Best comparable value 9.60 s TTFT— Best comparable value 0.83 s TPS— Best comparable value 57.0 tok/s Uptime— Best comparable value 100.00% Context 1M Route ionstream/fp4	NovitaAI Price— Best comparable value $0.504 / 1M Speed— Worst comparable value 20.72 s TTFT— Worst comparable value 2.86 s TPS— Worst comparable value 28.0 tok/s Uptime— Worst comparable value 99.94% Context 1M Route novita/fp8
D DeepSeek V4 ProWinner · NovitaAI	Ionstream Price— Best comparable value $1.508 / 1M Speed— Worst comparable value 21.01 s TTFT— Best comparable value 1.01 s TPS— Worst comparable value 25.0 tok/s Uptime— Worst comparable value 98.79% Context 1M Route ionstream/fp4	NovitaAI Price— Worst comparable value $1.5573 / 1M Speed— Best comparable value 12.27 s TTFT— Worst comparable value 1.64 s TPS— Best comparable value 47.0 tok/s Uptime— Best comparable value 99.87% Context 1M Route novita/fp8
Q Qwen3 Coder NextWinner · Ionstream	Ionstream Price— Best comparable value $0.34 / 1M Speed— Best comparable value 8.84 s TTFT— Best comparable value 0.51 s TPS— Best comparable value 60.0 tok/s Uptime 100.00% Context 262.1K Route ionstream/fp8	NovitaAI Price— Worst comparable value $0.6333 / 1M Speed— Worst comparable value 30.56 s TTFT— Worst comparable value 1.15 s TPS— Worst comparable value 17.0 tok/s Uptime N/a Context 262.1K Route novita/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 Jul 18, 2026, 2:20 PM UTC. Values use one deterministic route per provider and model; missing measurements remain visible as N/a.