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Same-model provider benchmark

MARA vs SiliconFlow: LLM provider comparison

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

MARA

4 indexed models

Headquarters
United States
Server regions
United States
Model types
4 text

SiliconFlow

36 indexed models

Headquarters
Singapore
Server regions
United States
Model types
35 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

4.37× typical advantage

3 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

$0.4322 / 1M

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

Most models available

36 models

Complete catalog coverage across all indexed modalities

Shared-model benchmark summary

MetricMARASiliconFlow
Typical 500-token response9.15 s33.11 s
Typical response start1.67 s1.86 s
Typical output speed109.0 tok/s16.0 tok/s
Blended token price$0.5989 / 1M$0.4322 / 1M
Typical route uptime67.50%79.16%

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

MARASiliconFlow
500-token response by shared model

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

MARA 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.

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

Shared text models

3 exact models · newest first

ModelMARASiliconFlow
MiniMax M2.5Winner · MARA

minimax/minimax-m2.5

MARA
Blended price
$0.48 / 1M
500-token response
3.53 s
Response starts
1.07 s
Output speed
203.0 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
196.6K
Route
mara
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$0.6 / 1M
500-token response
15.44 s
Response starts
1.55 s
Output speed
36.0 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
196.6K
Route
siliconflow/fp8
DeepSeek V3.1Winner · MARA

deepseek/deepseek-chat-v3.1

MARA
Blended price
$0.9667 / 1M
500-token response
17.30 s
Response starts
1.67 s
Output speed
32.0 tok/s
Route uptime
58.22%
Context
131.1K
Route
mara
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$0.5133 / 1M
500-token response
33.11 s
Response starts
1.86 s
Output speed
16.0 tok/s
Route uptime
94.21%
Context
163.8K
Route
siliconflow/fp8
gpt-oss-120bWinner · MARA

openai/gpt-oss-120b

MARA
Blended price
$0.35 / 1M
500-token response
9.15 s
Response starts
4.57 s
Output speed
109.0 tok/s
Route uptime
76.79%
Context
131.1K
Route
mara
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$0.1833 / 1M
500-token response
44.57 s
Response starts
2.90 s
Output speed
12.0 tok/s
Route uptime
64.12%
Context
131.1K
Route
siliconflow/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.

MARA vs SiliconFlow analysis

How MARA and SiliconFlow compare for AI inference

MARA and SiliconFlow share 3 indexed text models, including MiniMax M2.5, DeepSeek V3.1, gpt-oss-120b. MARA 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

MARA has 4 indexed models and lists 1 published server region; SiliconFlow has 36 models and lists 1 region. Verify data residency, privacy terms, limits, and production latency directly before choosing.

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