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Fastest First-Token Step 3.5 Flash Inference Providers

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

SiliconFlow currently ranks first at 1.15 s via siliconflow/fp8.

Provider options:
1
Ranked:
1
Metric:
Time to first token

Fastest first token endpoint ranking

Fastest First-Token Step 3.5 Flash Inference Providers
RankProvider / routeTime to first tokenSpeed measurementsEndpoint details
#1Provider / route
SiliconFlowsiliconflow/fp8
Time to first token1.15 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
10.95 s
Response starts
1.15 s
Output speed
51.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.1 / 1M tokens
Output price
$0.3 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
100.00%
Context
262.1K

Endpoint data fetched .

Step 3.5 Flash endpoint guide

How to interpret the Fastest First-Token Step 3.5 Flash Inference Providers

1 of 1 Step 3.5 Flash endpoint currently have the published data required for this ranking. SiliconFlow leads at 1.15 s via siliconflow/fp8. 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 SiliconFlow with the next option

Only 1 route currently qualifies, so the rank alone provides limited choice. Review every visible endpoint for price, speed, uptime, context length, and route-specific configuration.

Use the route, not only the provider name

Step 3.5 Flash has 1 published provider option, 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.