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Same-model provider benchmark

Ionstream vs Parasail: LLM provider comparison

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

Ionstream

3 indexed models

Headquarters
United States
Server regions
United States
Model types
3 text

Parasail

35 indexed models

Headquarters
United States
Server regions
N/a
Model types
34 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

1.32× typical advantage

3 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

$1.416 / 1M

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

Most models available

35 models

Complete catalog coverage across all indexed modalities

Shared-model benchmark summary

MetricIonstream(0)Parasail(0)
SpeedIonstream9.60 sParasail7.00 s
TTFTIonstream0.83 sParasail0.74 s
TPSIonstream57.0 tok/sParasail81.0 tok/s
PriceIonstream$1.416 / 1MParasail$1.6889 / 1M
UptimeIonstream100.00%Parasail98.42%
Green value Better comparable resultRed value Worse comparable result

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

IonstreamParasail
500-token response by shared model

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

Parasail 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.

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

Shared text models

3 exact models · newest first

ModelIonstream(0)Parasail(0)
GLM 5.2Winner · Parasail
Ionstream
Price
$2.4 / 1M
Speed— Worst comparable value
9.60 s
TTFT— Best comparable value
0.83 s
TPS— Worst comparable value
57.0 tok/s
Uptime— Best comparable value
100.00%
Context
1M
Route
ionstream/fp4
Parasail
Price
$2.4 / 1M
Speed— Best comparable value
7.00 s
TTFT— Worst comparable value
1.12 s
TPS— Best comparable value
85.0 tok/s
Uptime— Worst comparable value
93.09%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/fp4
DeepSeek V4 ProWinner · Ionstream
Ionstream
Price— Best comparable value
$1.508 / 1M
Speed— Worst comparable value
21.01 s
TTFT— Worst comparable value
1.01 s
TPS— Worst comparable value
25.0 tok/s
Uptime— Best comparable value
98.79%
Context
1M
Route
ionstream/fp4
Parasail
Price— Worst comparable value
$2.32 / 1M
Speed— Best comparable value
19.26 s
TTFT— Best comparable value
0.74 s
TPS— Best comparable value
27.0 tok/s
Uptime— Worst comparable value
98.42%
Context
1M
Route
parasail/fp8
Qwen3 Coder NextWinner · Parasail
Ionstream
Price— Best comparable value
$0.34 / 1M
Speed— Worst comparable value
8.84 s
TTFT— Worst comparable value
0.51 s
TPS— Worst comparable value
60.0 tok/s
Uptime
100.00%
Context
262.1K
Route
ionstream/fp8
Parasail
Price— Worst comparable value
$0.3467 / 1M
Speed— Best comparable value
6.67 s
TTFT— Best comparable value
0.50 s
TPS— Best comparable value
81.0 tok/s
Uptime
100.00%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/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.

Ionstream vs Parasail analysis

How Ionstream and Parasail compare for AI inference

Ionstream and Parasail share 3 indexed text models, including GLM 5.2, DeepSeek V4 Pro, Qwen3 Coder Next. Parasail 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

Ionstream has 3 indexed models and lists 1 published server region; Parasail has 35 models and lists no regions. Verify data residency, privacy terms, limits, and production latency directly before choosing.