Model providers

Compare services that give your applications access to AI models.

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Darkbloom

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Model providersCloud · Desktop
Commercial

What you can do

  • A provider that routes encrypted inference requests to hardware-verified Apple Silicon providers.

Before choosing

  • Public alpha; privacy and savings statements are vendor claims, not independent measurements.
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Inworld Realtime TTS-2

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Model providersCloud
Free tier

What you can do

  • Realtime text-to-speech and voice-agent API for conversational applications.

Before choosing

  • Evaluation usage is included; further TTS-2 use is metered.

Scaleway

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Model providersCloud
Commercial

What you can do

  • Call open models through an OpenAI-compatible API in French data centers.

Before choosing

  • Generative APIs and GPU Instances require different operating responsibilities.

Requesty

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Model providersCloud
Free tier

What you can do

  • Route requests to many language-model providers through one compatible API.

Before choosing

  • The gateway adds a markup to the underlying provider model fees.

OVHcloud

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Model providersCloud
Commercial

What you can do

  • Call open-weight models through a serverless inference API in European data centers.

Before choosing

  • Its AI-specific features may be narrower than those of dedicated inference specialists.
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OpenRouter

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Model providersCloud
Free tier

What you can do

  • Connect an application to hosted models through one API, with provider routing, fallbacks and usage accounting.

Before choosing

  • Model prices and provider data policies differ. Credit purchases add fees; free variants have limits. Default routing is not a retention-restricted configuration.

IONOS AI Model Hub

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Model providersCloud
Commercial

What you can do

  • Call open-weight models through an OpenAI-compatible inference API.

Before choosing

  • Its model catalog is smaller and evolving; check supported models before committing work.
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Groq

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Model providersCloud
Free tier

What you can do

  • Run supported open-weight models through Groq's inference service.

Before choosing

  • Free usage has rate limits; use your own API key, never a shared project key.

EUrouter

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Model providersCloud
Free tier

What you can do

  • Route OpenAI-compatible requests among models hosted on European servers.

Before choosing

  • You must use its cloud API rather than running the router locally.

Deepgram (Nova-3)

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Model providersCloud
BYOK

What you can do

  • Transcribe recordings in batches or caption live microphone streams.

Before choosing

  • It is a developer API, not a simple website for uploading files and receiving text.
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Claude API

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Model providersCloud
BYOK

What you can do

  • Call Claude models from Python, TypeScript, or REST applications.

Before choosing

  • You must build application logic, memory, and any agent loop around the API.
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Cerebras

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Model providersCloud
Free tier

What you can do

  • Run open-weight models through an OpenAI-compatible inference API.

Before choosing

  • The free tier limits context and request rate; only open-weight models are available.

Cartesia (Sonic)

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Model providersCloud
BYOK

What you can do

  • Stream synthesized speech for live voice assistants and interactive tutors.

Before choosing

  • It is a developer API, so someone must integrate it into an application.

Azure OpenAI

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Model providersCloud
Commercial

What you can do

  • Call OpenAI text, audio, and vision models from applications in Azure.

Before choosing

  • An Azure subscription is required, and available models depend on region and licensing terms.