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Same-model provider benchmark

Nebius vs Phala: LLM provider comparison

Compare Nebius and Phala on 4 exact shared text models. ProviderBench keeps speed, price, and catalog coverage separate so naturally faster model catalogs cannot distort the result.

Nebius

13 indexed models

Headquarters
Netherlands
Server regions
N/a
Model types
12 text, 1 embeddings

Phala

18 indexed models

Headquarters
United States
Server regions
N/a
Model types
18 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

1.62× typical advantage

4 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

$0.7583 / 1M

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

Most models available

18 models

Complete catalog coverage across all indexed modalities

Shared-model benchmark summary

MetricNebiusPhala
Typical 500-token response17.53 s25.13 s
Typical response start0.67 s1.42 s
Typical output speed51.0 tok/s38.0 tok/s
Blended token price$0.7583 / 1M$0.7608 / 1M
Typical route uptime95.66%71.90%

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

NebiusPhala
500-token response by shared model

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

Nebius has the lower typical same-model response ratio across 4 measured models.

Blended token price by shared model

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

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

Shared text models

4 exact models · newest first

ModelNebiusPhala
GLM 5.1Winner · Nebius

z-ai/glm-5.1

Nebius
Blended price
$2.4 / 1M
500-token response
28.52 s
Response starts
0.74 s
Output speed
18.0 tok/s
Route uptime
67.68%
Context
202.8K
Route
nebius/fp8
Phala
Blended price
$2.2067 / 1M
500-token response
38.16 s
Response starts
22.53 s
Output speed
32.0 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
202.8K
Route
phala
gpt-oss-120bWinner · Nebius

openai/gpt-oss-120b

Nebius
Blended price
$0.3 / 1M
500-token response
6.62 s
Response starts
0.67 s
Output speed
84.0 tok/s
Route uptime
97.33%
Context
131.1K
Route
nebius/fp4
Phala
Blended price
$0.3 / 1M
500-token response
12.10 s
Response starts
0.74 s
Output speed
44.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.76%
Context
131.1K
Route
phala

qwen/qwen3-30b-a3b-instruct-2507

Nebius
Blended price
$0.1667 / 1M
500-token response
5.30 s
Response starts
0.30 s
Output speed
100.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.67%
Context
262.1K
Route
nebius/fp8
Phala
Blended price
$0.2833 / 1M
500-token response
7.74 s
Response starts
0.99 s
Output speed
74.0 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
262.1K
Route
phala
Gemma 3 27BWinner · Nebius

google/gemma-3-27b-it

Nebius
Blended price
$0.1667 / 1M
500-token response
28.44 s
Response starts
0.66 s
Output speed
18.0 tok/s
Route uptime
93.99%
Context
110K
Route
nebius/fp8
Phala
Blended price
$0.2533 / 1M
500-token response
73.29 s
Response starts
1.86 s
Output speed
7.0 tok/s
Route uptime
44.04%
Context
262.1K
Route
phala

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.

Nebius vs Phala analysis

How Nebius and Phala compare for AI inference

Nebius and Phala share 4 indexed text models, including GLM 5.1, gpt-oss-120b, Qwen3 30B A3B Instruct 2507, Gemma 3 27B. Nebius has the stronger typical response-time result on the directly measured set.

Same-model speed evidence

4 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

Nebius has 13 indexed models and lists no published server regions; Phala has 18 models and lists no regions. Verify data residency, privacy terms, limits, and production latency directly before choosing.