How to interpret the Highest Output-Speed Llama Guard 4 12B Inference Providers
2 of 2 Llama Guard 4 12B endpoints currently have the published data required for this ranking. Together leads at 16.0 tok/s via together. The table keeps unranked routes visible so missing measurements do not look like missing provider availability.
How generation throughput is ranked
The output-speed ranking compares recent median generated tokens per second. It favors routes that complete long generations quickly, while first-token latency remains a separate measure of how responsive the endpoint feels at the beginning.
Compare Together with the next option
DeepInfra currently ranks second at 9.0 tok/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 Guard 4 12B has 2 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.