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Fastest First-Token DeepSeek V3.2 Inference Providers

Ranks providers by how quickly the first generated token appears. Providers without enough recent data remain visible after ranked rows.

DigitalOcean currently ranks first at 0.60 s via digitalocean.

Provider options:
14
Ranked:
14
Metric:
Time to first token

Fastest first token endpoint ranking

Fastest First-Token DeepSeek V3.2 Inference Providers
RankProvider / routeTime to first tokenSpeed measurementsEndpoint details
#1Provider / route
DigitalOceandigitalocean
Time to first token0.60 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
10.21 s
Response starts
0.60 s
Output speed
52.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.425 / 1M tokens
Output price
$1.36 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
97.38%
Context
163.8K
#2Provider / route
DeepInfradeepinfra/fp4
Time to first token0.73 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
30.14 s
Response starts
0.73 s
Output speed
17.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.26 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.38 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
98.92%
Context
163.8K
#3Provider / route
Google Vertexgoogle-vertex
Time to first token0.88 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
19.40 s
Response starts
0.88 s
Output speed
27.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.56 / 1M tokens
Output price
$1.68 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
98.06%
Context
163.8K
#4Provider / route
Venicevenice
Time to first token0.98 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
32.23 s
Response starts
0.98 s
Output speed
16.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.33 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.48 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
45.60%
Context
160K
#5Provider / route
Baidu Qianfanbaidu/fp8
Time to first token0.98 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
16.61 s
Response starts
0.98 s
Output speed
32.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.252 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.378 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.95%
Context
131.1K
#6Provider / routeTime to first token1.13 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
11.33 s
Response starts
1.13 s
Output speed
49.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.3705 / 1M tokens
Output price
$1.11 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
90.98%
Context
131.1K
#7Provider / route
NovitaAInovita/fp8
Time to first token1.19 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
22.93 s
Response starts
1.19 s
Output speed
23.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.269 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.74%
Context
163.8K
#8Provider / route
AtlasCloudatlas-cloud/fp8
Time to first token1.27 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
72.70 s
Response starts
1.27 s
Output speed
7.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.26 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.38 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.55%
Context
163.8K
#9Provider / route
Friendlifriendli
Time to first token1.29 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
13.79 s
Response starts
1.29 s
Output speed
40.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.5 / 1M tokens
Output price
$1.5 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.92%
Context
163.8K
#10Provider / route
StreamLakestreamlake/fp8
Time to first token1.32 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
23.06 s
Response starts
1.32 s
Output speed
23.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.2145 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.3218 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.93%
Context
128K
#11Provider / route
SiliconFlowsiliconflow/fp8
Time to first token1.63 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
17.25 s
Response starts
1.63 s
Output speed
32.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.259 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.42 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.86%
Context
163.8K
#12Provider / route
GMICloudgmicloud/fp8
Time to first token2.05 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
16.54 s
Response starts
2.05 s
Output speed
34.5 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.29 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.43 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.85%
Context
163.8K
#13Provider / route
SambaNovasambanova
Time to first token2.29 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
21.52 s
Response starts
2.29 s
Output speed
26.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$3 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4.5 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
89.92%
Context
32.8K
#14Provider / route
Phalaphala
Time to first token4.16 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
75.59 s
Response starts
4.16 s
Output speed
7.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1 / 1M tokens
Output price
$1 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.05%
Context
163.8K

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DeepSeek V3.2 endpoint guide

How to interpret the Fastest First-Token DeepSeek V3.2 Inference Providers

14 of 14 DeepSeek V3.2 endpoints currently have the published data required for this ranking. DigitalOcean leads at 0.60 s via digitalocean. The table keeps unranked routes visible so missing measurements do not look like missing provider availability.

How response-start time is ranked

The first-token ranking orders endpoints by the recent median time before output begins. This is useful for interactive applications, but it should be read alongside throughput because the first provider to start is not always the first to finish a long answer.

Compare DigitalOcean with the next option

DeepInfra currently ranks second at 0.73 s. Compare that gap with input and output price, response-start time, output speed, 30-minute uptime, context length, and the exact route before deciding whether first place is meaningful for your workload.

Use the route, not only the provider name

DeepSeek V3.2 has 14 published provider options, and performance data is matched to each exact OpenRouter routing tag. Different quantization, context, regional deployment, or provider configuration can change price and behavior even when the underlying model name is identical.