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Fastest First-Token GLM 5 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 1.13 s via digitalocean.

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

Fastest first token endpoint ranking

Fastest First-Token GLM 5 Inference Providers
RankProvider / routeTime to first tokenSpeed measurementsEndpoint details
#1Provider / route
DigitalOceandigitalocean
Time to first token1.13 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
72.56 s
Response starts
1.13 s
Output speed
7.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.75 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.4 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
97.00%
Context
64K
#2Provider / route
Amazon Bedrockamazon-bedrock
Time to first token1.23 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
7.56 s
Response starts
1.23 s
Output speed
79.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.2 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
66.11%
Context
202.8K
#3Provider / route
DeepInfradeepinfra/fp4
Time to first token1.24 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
18.48 s
Response starts
1.24 s
Output speed
29.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.6 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.08 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.96%
Context
202.8K
#4Provider / route
GMICloudgmicloud/fp8
Time to first token1.28 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
11.28 s
Response starts
1.28 s
Output speed
50.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.6 / 1M tokens
Output price
$1.92 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
98.00%
Context
202.8K
#5Provider / route
Baidu Qianfanbaidu/fp8
Time to first token1.32 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
16.94 s
Response starts
1.32 s
Output speed
32.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.7 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.24 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.55%
Context
202.8K
#6Provider / route
Venicevenice/fp8
Time to first token1.45 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
10.54 s
Response starts
1.45 s
Output speed
55.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.2 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.16%
Context
198K
#7Provider / route
Parasailparasail/fp8
Time to first token1.69 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
14.85 s
Response starts
1.69 s
Output speed
38.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.2 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
97.99%
Context
202.8K
#8Provider / route
AtlasCloudatlas-cloud/fp8
Time to first token2.03 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
21.26 s
Response starts
2.03 s
Output speed
26.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.95 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.15 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.93%
Context
202.8K
#9Provider / route
StreamLakestreamlake/fp8
Time to first token2.55 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
13.91 s
Response starts
2.55 s
Output speed
44.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.6 / 1M tokens
Output price
$1.92 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
96.91%
Context
198K
#10Provider / route
SiliconFlowsiliconflow/fp8
Time to first token2.70 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
17.41 s
Response starts
2.70 s
Output speed
34.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.95 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.55 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.81%
Context
204.8K
#11Provider / route
Chuteschutes/fp8
Time to first token4.21 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
17.37 s
Response starts
4.21 s
Output speed
38.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.95 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.55 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
Insufficient recent data
Context
202.8K
#12Provider / route
NovitaAInovita/fp8
Time to first token4.55 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
17.05 s
Response starts
4.55 s
Output speed
40.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.2 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.92%
Context
202.8K
#13Provider / route
Phalaphala
Time to first token4.99 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
19.28 s
Response starts
4.99 s
Output speed
35.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.2 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.5 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
95.36%
Context
202.8K
#14Provider / route
Z.aiz-ai/fp8
Time to first token10.09 sSpeed measurements
500-token response
25.72 s
Response starts
10.09 s
Output speed
32.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1 / 1M tokens
Output price
$3.2 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.17%
Context
202.8K

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GLM 5 endpoint guide

How to interpret the Fastest First-Token GLM 5 Inference Providers

14 of 14 GLM 5 endpoints currently have the published data required for this ranking. DigitalOcean leads at 1.13 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

Amazon Bedrock currently ranks second at 1.23 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 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.