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Fastest First-Token GLM 5.2 Inference Providers

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

Weights & Biases currently ranks first at 0.51 s via wandb/fp4.

Provider options:
28
Ranked:
28
Metric:
Time to first token

Fastest first token endpoint ranking

Fastest First-Token GLM 5.2 Inference Providers
RankProvider / routeTime to first tokenSpeed measurementsEndpoint details
#1Provider / route
Time to first token0.51 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
5.44 s
Response starts
0.51 s
Output speed
101.5 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.39 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4.4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.80%
Context
262.1K
#2Provider / route
Togethertogether
Time to first token0.64 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
8.58 s
Response starts
0.64 s
Output speed
63.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.4 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4.4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.31%
Context
262.1K
#3Provider / route
Friendlifriendli
Time to first token0.65 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
5.45 s
Response starts
0.65 s
Output speed
104.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.4 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4.4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.92%
Context
1M
#4Provider / route
Cloudflarecloudflare
Time to first token0.73 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
8.67 s
Response starts
0.73 s
Output speed
63.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.4 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4.4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.88%
Context
262.1K
#5Provider / route
Parasailparasail/fp4
Time to first token0.78 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
4.81 s
Response starts
0.78 s
Output speed
124.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.4 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4.4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.01%
Context
262.1K
#6Provider / route
Basetenbaseten/fp8
Time to first token0.79 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
6.00 s
Response starts
0.79 s
Output speed
96.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.4 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4.4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
100.00%
Context
256K
#7Provider / route
Fireworksfireworks/fast
Time to first token0.80 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
5.31 s
Response starts
0.80 s
Output speed
111.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$2.1 / 1M tokens
Output price
$6.6 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.81%
Context
1M
#8Provider / route
DeepInfradeepinfra/fp4
Time to first token0.81 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
16.94 s
Response starts
0.81 s
Output speed
31.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.93 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.22%
Context
1M
#9Provider / route
Decartdecart/fp4
Time to first token0.85 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
6.95 s
Response starts
0.85 s
Output speed
82.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.2 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4.2 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.05%
Context
1M
#10Provider / route
Ambientambient/fp8
Time to first token1.00 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
21.00 s
Response starts
1.00 s
Output speed
25.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.05 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4.4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
98.38%
Context
101.4K
#11Provider / route
DigitalOceandigitalocean
Time to first token1.05 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
10.14 s
Response starts
1.05 s
Output speed
55.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.05 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4.4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
98.08%
Context
262.1K
#12Provider / route
Fireworksfireworks
Time to first token1.18 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
10.79 s
Response starts
1.18 s
Output speed
52.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.4 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4.4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.67%
Context
1M
#13Provider / route
Venicevenice/fp8
Time to first token1.40 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
11.82 s
Response starts
1.40 s
Output speed
48.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.4 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4.4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.16%
Context
1M
#14Provider / route
AkashMLakashml/fp8
Time to first token1.43 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
15.52 s
Response starts
1.43 s
Output speed
35.5 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.3 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4.4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
98.10%
Context
131.1K
#15Provider / route
Baidu Qianfanbaidu/fp8
Time to first token1.57 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
12.93 s
Response starts
1.57 s
Output speed
44.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.97 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.07 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.79%
Context
1M
#16Provider / route
Waferwafer/fast
Time to first token1.61 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
6.37 s
Response starts
1.61 s
Output speed
105.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$3 / 1M tokens
Output price
$10.25 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
100.00%
Context
1M
#17Provider / routeTime to first token1.90 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
18.03 s
Response starts
1.90 s
Output speed
31.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.24 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.89 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.99%
Context
1M
#18Provider / route
io.netio-net/fp8
Time to first token2.15 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
18.27 s
Response starts
2.15 s
Output speed
31.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.76 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.85 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
93.19%
Context
262.1K
#19Provider / route
Morphmorph
Time to first token2.29 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
23.13 s
Response starts
2.29 s
Output speed
24.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.1 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4.1 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
93.66%
Context
1M
#20Provider / route
StreamLakestreamlake/fp8
Time to first token2.40 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
17.55 s
Response starts
2.40 s
Output speed
33.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.9695 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.05 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.92%
Context
1M
#21Provider / route
Inceptroninceptron/fp4
Time to first token2.46 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
52.46 s
Response starts
2.46 s
Output speed
10.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.94 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.9 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
89.53%
Context
1M
#22Provider / route
AtlasCloudatlas-cloud/fp8
Time to first token2.69 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
19.93 s
Response starts
2.69 s
Output speed
29.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.26 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.96 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.64%
Context
1M
#23Provider / route
Phalaphala
Time to first token2.90 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
25.12 s
Response starts
2.90 s
Output speed
22.5 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.4 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4.4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
91.17%
Context
1M
#24Provider / route
GMICloudgmicloud/fp8
Time to first token2.98 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
13.85 s
Response starts
2.98 s
Output speed
46.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.98 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.08 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
93.18%
Context
1M
#25Provider / route
Z.aiz-ai/fp8
Time to first token3.69 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
14.10 s
Response starts
3.69 s
Output speed
48.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.4 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4.4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.42%
Context
1M
#26Provider / route
NovitaAInovita/fp8
Time to first token3.73 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
22.25 s
Response starts
3.73 s
Output speed
27.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.9688 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.04 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
96.59%
Context
1M
#27Provider / route
Waferwafer/fp4
Time to first token3.79 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
12.41 s
Response starts
3.79 s
Output speed
58.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.2 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4.1 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
98.99%
Context
1M
#28Provider / route
SiliconFlowsiliconflow/fp8
Time to first token7.34 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
28.17 s
Response starts
7.34 s
Output speed
24.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.3 / 1M tokens
Output price
$4.09 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
90.80%
Context
1M

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GLM 5.2 endpoint guide

How to interpret the Fastest First-Token GLM 5.2 Inference Providers

28 of 28 GLM 5.2 endpoints currently have the published data required for this ranking. Weights & Biases leads at 0.51 s via wandb/fp4. 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 Weights & Biases with the next option

Together currently ranks second at 0.64 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

GLM 5.2 has 28 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.