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Fastest First-Token Llama 4 Scout Inference Providers

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

Groq currently ranks first at 0.17 s via groq.

Provider options:
4
Ranked:
4
Metric:
Time to first token

Fastest first token endpoint ranking

Fastest First-Token Llama 4 Scout Inference Providers
RankProvider / routeTime to first tokenSpeed measurementsEndpoint details
#1Provider / route
Groqgroq
Time to first token0.17 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
18.68 s
Response starts
0.17 s
Output speed
27.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.11 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.34 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.94%
Context
131.1K
#2Provider / route
DeepInfradeepinfra/fp8
Time to first token0.37 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
17.04 s
Response starts
0.37 s
Output speed
30.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.1 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.3 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
100.00%
Context
327.7K
#3Provider / route
NovitaAInovita/bf16
Time to first token0.58 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
39.05 s
Response starts
0.58 s
Output speed
13.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.18 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.59 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.98%
Context
131.1K
#4Provider / route
Google Vertexgoogle-vertex/us-east5
Time to first token0.79 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
11.21 s
Response starts
0.79 s
Output speed
48.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.25 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.7 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
100.00%
Context
1.3M

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Llama 4 Scout endpoint guide

How to interpret the Fastest First-Token Llama 4 Scout Inference Providers

4 of 4 Llama 4 Scout endpoints currently have the published data required for this ranking. Groq leads at 0.17 s via groq. 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 Groq with the next option

DeepInfra currently ranks second at 0.37 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

Llama 4 Scout has 4 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.