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Same-model provider benchmark

Parasail vs SiliconFlow: LLM provider comparison

Compare Parasail and SiliconFlow on 15 exact shared text models. ProviderBench keeps speed, price, and catalog coverage separate so naturally faster model catalogs cannot distort the result.

Parasail

35 indexed models

Headquarters
United States
Server regions
N/a
Model types
34 text, 1 embeddings

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

1.84× typical advantage

15 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

$0.9543 / 1M

15 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

MetricParasailSiliconFlow
Typical 500-token response13.46 s23.66 s
Typical response start0.68 s1.92 s
Typical output speed40.0 tok/s23.0 tok/s
Blended token price$0.9907 / 1M$0.9543 / 1M
Typical route uptime98.88%97.65%

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

ParasailSiliconFlow
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 15 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 15 priced shared models.

Shared text models

15 exact models · newest first

ModelParasailSiliconFlow
GLM 5.2Winner · Parasail

z-ai/glm-5.2

Parasail
Blended price
$2.4 / 1M
500-token response
8.10 s
Response starts
0.96 s
Output speed
70.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.80%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/fp4
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$2.232 / 1M
500-token response
20.11 s
Response starts
3.44 s
Output speed
30.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.96%
Context
1M
Route
siliconflow/fp8
Kimi K2.7 CodeWinner · Parasail

moonshotai/kimi-k2.7-code

Parasail
Blended price
$1.6733 / 1M
500-token response
14.51 s
Response starts
2.01 s
Output speed
40.0 tok/s
Route uptime
95.80%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/int4
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$1.8394 / 1M
500-token response
15.76 s
Response starts
1.48 s
Output speed
35.0 tok/s
Route uptime
97.48%
Context
262.1K
Route
siliconflow/fp8
Qwen3.6 35B A3BWinner · Parasail

qwen/qwen3.6-35b-a3b

Parasail
Blended price
$0.4333 / 1M
500-token response
5.72 s
Response starts
0.45 s
Output speed
95.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.89%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/fp8
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$0.6667 / 1M
500-token response
18.49 s
Response starts
1.25 s
Output speed
29.0 tok/s
Route uptime
97.82%
Context
262.1K
Route
siliconflow/fp8
DeepSeek V4 ProWinner · SiliconFlow

deepseek/deepseek-v4-pro

Parasail
Blended price
$2.32 / 1M
500-token response
28.29 s
Response starts
0.51 s
Output speed
18.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.70%
Context
1M
Route
parasail/fp8
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$2.0461 / 1M
500-token response
23.66 s
Response starts
1.92 s
Output speed
23.0 tok/s
Route uptime
95.13%
Context
1M
Route
siliconflow/fp8
DeepSeek V4 FlashWinner · SiliconFlow

deepseek/deepseek-v4-flash

Parasail
Blended price
$0.1867 / 1M
500-token response
13.46 s
Response starts
0.64 s
Output speed
39.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.69%
Context
1M
Route
parasail/fp8
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$0.18 / 1M
500-token response
11.49 s
Response starts
1.69 s
Output speed
51.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.57%
Context
1M
Route
siliconflow/fp8
Kimi K2.6Winner · Parasail

moonshotai/kimi-k2.6

Parasail
Blended price
$1.6667 / 1M
500-token response
16.21 s
Response starts
1.50 s
Output speed
34.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.45%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/int4
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$1.6467 / 1M
500-token response
37.63 s
Response starts
4.29 s
Output speed
15.0 tok/s
Route uptime
97.23%
Context
262.1K
Route
siliconflow/fp8
GLM 5.1Winner · Parasail

z-ai/glm-5.1

Parasail
Blended price
$2.4 / 1M
500-token response
8.43 s
Response starts
2.18 s
Output speed
80.0 tok/s
Route uptime
85.33%
Context
202.8K
Route
parasail/fp8
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$2.04 / 1M
500-token response
14.79 s
Response starts
2.29 s
Output speed
40.0 tok/s
Route uptime
62.07%
Context
204.8K
Route
siliconflow/fp8
Gemma 4 26B A4BWinner · Parasail

google/gemma-4-26b-a4b-it

Parasail
Blended price
$0.22 / 1M
500-token response
17.86 s
Response starts
0.61 s
Output speed
29.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.97%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/bf16
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$0.2133 / 1M
500-token response
21.58 s
Response starts
1.58 s
Output speed
25.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.95%
Context
262.1K
Route
siliconflow/fp8
Gemma 4 31BWinner · Parasail

google/gemma-4-31b-it

Parasail
Blended price
$0.2333 / 1M
500-token response
29.80 s
Response starts
2.03 s
Output speed
18.0 tok/s
Route uptime
92.85%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/fp8
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$0.22 / 1M
500-token response
54.85 s
Response starts
13.19 s
Output speed
12.0 tok/s
Route uptime
40.07%
Context
262.1K
Route
siliconflow/fp8
Qwen3.5-9BWinner · Parasail

qwen/qwen3.5-9b

Parasail
Blended price
$0.15 / 1M
500-token response
19.91 s
Response starts
0.68 s
Output speed
26.0 tok/s
Route uptime
100.00%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/bf16
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$0.1167 / 1M
500-token response
27.64 s
Response starts
1.33 s
Output speed
19.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.63%
Context
262.1K
Route
siliconflow/fp8
Qwen3.5-35B-A3BWinner · Parasail

qwen/qwen3.5-35b-a3b

Parasail
Blended price
$0.4333 / 1M
500-token response
11.69 s
Response starts
0.82 s
Output speed
46.0 tok/s
Route uptime
100.00%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/fp8
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$0.76 / 1M
500-token response
33.86 s
Response starts
4.44 s
Output speed
17.0 tok/s
Route uptime
83.07%
Context
262.1K
Route
siliconflow/fp8
MiniMax M2.5Winner · Parasail

minimax/minimax-m2.5

Parasail
Blended price
$0.6 / 1M
500-token response
5.17 s
Response starts
0.61 s
Output speed
109.5 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
196.6K
Route
parasail/fp8
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
GLM 5Winner · Parasail

z-ai/glm-5

Parasail
Blended price
$1.7333 / 1M
500-token response
19.93 s
Response starts
0.70 s
Output speed
26.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.15%
Context
202.8K
Route
parasail/fp8
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$1.4833 / 1M
500-token response
27.28 s
Response starts
3.48 s
Output speed
21.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.94%
Context
204.8K
Route
siliconflow/fp8
gpt-oss-120bWinner · Parasail

openai/gpt-oss-120b

Parasail
Blended price
$0.3167 / 1M
500-token response
9.13 s
Response starts
0.51 s
Output speed
58.0 tok/s
Route uptime
92.57%
Context
131.1K
Route
parasail/fp4
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
gpt-oss-20bWinner · Parasail

openai/gpt-oss-20b

Parasail
Blended price
$0.0933 / 1M
500-token response
8.09 s
Response starts
0.52 s
Output speed
66.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.25%
Context
131.1K
Route
parasail/fp4
SiliconFlow
Blended price
$0.0867 / 1M
500-token response
42.99 s
Response starts
1.33 s
Output speed
12.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.35%
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.

Parasail vs SiliconFlow analysis

How Parasail and SiliconFlow compare for AI inference

Parasail and SiliconFlow share 15 indexed text models, including GLM 5.2, Kimi K2.7 Code, Qwen3.6 35B A3B, DeepSeek V4 Pro, DeepSeek V4 Flash. Parasail has the stronger typical response-time result on the directly measured set.

Same-model speed evidence

15 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

15 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

Parasail has 35 indexed models and lists no published server regions; SiliconFlow has 36 models and lists 1 region. Verify data residency, privacy terms, limits, and production latency directly before choosing.