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Same-model provider benchmark

Parasail vs StreamLake: LLM provider comparison

Compare Parasail and StreamLake on 10 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

StreamLake

20 indexed models

Headquarters
China
Server regions
N/a
Model types
20 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

1.12× typical advantage

10 exact models with complete recent speed data

Lowest token cost

$1.0178 / 1M

10 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

MetricParasailStreamLake
Typical 500-token response12.94 s18.30 s
Typical response start0.72 s2.41 s
Typical output speed41.5 tok/s31.0 tok/s
Blended token price$1.3547 / 1M$1.0178 / 1M
Typical route uptime99.15%98.66%

Visual comparison

Price and performance charts

ParasailStreamLake
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 10 measured models.

Blended token price by shared model

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

StreamLake has the lower typical price ratio across 10 priced shared models.

Shared text models

10 exact models · newest first

ModelParasailStreamLake
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
StreamLake
Blended price
$1.6524 / 1M
500-token response
20.26 s
Response starts
2.40 s
Output speed
28.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.81%
Context
1M
Route
streamlake/fp8
DeepSeek V4 ProWinner · StreamLake

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
StreamLake
Blended price
$0.9512 / 1M
500-token response
27.98 s
Response starts
2.98 s
Output speed
20.0 tok/s
Route uptime
93.71%
Context
1M
Route
streamlake/fp8
DeepSeek V4 FlashWinner · StreamLake

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
StreamLake
Blended price
$0.1288 / 1M
500-token response
13.31 s
Response starts
1.94 s
Output speed
44.0 tok/s
Route uptime
98.66%
Context
1M
Route
streamlake/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
StreamLake
Blended price
$1.77 / 1M
500-token response
23.14 s
Response starts
3.91 s
Output speed
26.0 tok/s
Route uptime
97.94%
Context
256K
Route
streamlake/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
StreamLake
Blended price
$1.656 / 1M
500-token response
25.14 s
Response starts
2.42 s
Output speed
22.0 tok/s
Route uptime
96.76%
Context
200K
Route
streamlake/fp8
Qwen3.5 397B A17BWinner · Parasail

qwen/qwen3.5-397b-a17b

Parasail
Blended price
$1.5333 / 1M
500-token response
9.08 s
Response starts
0.75 s
Output speed
60.0 tok/s
Route uptime
87.58%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/fp8
StreamLake
Blended price
$1.6 / 1M
500-token response
9.66 s
Response starts
3.70 s
Output speed
84.0 tok/s
Route uptime
93.14%
Context
256K
Route
streamlake
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
StreamLake
Blended price
$0.54 / 1M
500-token response
6.53 s
Response starts
0.72 s
Output speed
86.0 tok/s
Route uptime
N/a
Context
200K
Route
streamlake
GLM 5Winner · StreamLake

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
StreamLake
Blended price
$1.04 / 1M
500-token response
20.53 s
Response starts
3.87 s
Output speed
30.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.48%
Context
198K
Route
streamlake/fp8
Qwen3 Coder NextWinner · Parasail

qwen/qwen3-coder-next

Parasail
Blended price
$0.3467 / 1M
500-token response
12.42 s
Response starts
1.05 s
Output speed
44.0 tok/s
Route uptime
100.00%
Context
262.1K
Route
parasail/bf16
StreamLake
Blended price
$0.42 / 1M
500-token response
14.73 s
Response starts
1.22 s
Output speed
37.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.47%
Context
256K
Route
streamlake

qwen/qwen3-235b-a22b-2507

Parasail
Blended price
$0.36 / 1M
500-token response
16.05 s
Response starts
0.42 s
Output speed
32.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.90%
Context
131.1K
Route
parasail/fp8
StreamLake
Blended price
$0.42 / 1M
500-token response
16.34 s
Response starts
0.71 s
Output speed
32.0 tok/s
Route uptime
99.92%
Context
128K
Route
streamlake

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 StreamLake analysis

How Parasail and StreamLake compare for AI inference

Parasail and StreamLake share 10 indexed text models, including GLM 5.2, DeepSeek V4 Pro, DeepSeek V4 Flash, Kimi K2.6, GLM 5.1. Parasail has the stronger typical response-time result on the directly measured set.

Same-model speed evidence

10 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

10 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; StreamLake has 20 models and lists no regions. Verify data residency, privacy terms, limits, and production latency directly before choosing.