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TaglineRun any open-source AI model with an API call.Blazing-fast, pay-as-you-go inference API for open-source LLMs and multimodal models, now plugged directly into the Hugging Face ecosystem.Autonomous AI agent that actually finishes tasks.VS Code fork that made AI coding actually work.
CategoryDev PlatformDev PlatformAgentsCoding
PricingPay per second of computeFree $5 credit on signup, then pay-as-you-go from $0.06/M tokensFree tier + $39-$199/moFree + $20/mo Pro + $40/mo Business
Best forDevelopers using open-source models (Flux, SDXL, Whisper, etc).Backend developers and ML engineers who want the cheapest reliable inference for open-weight LLMs in production, especially those already living inside the Hugging Face ecosystem.People who want to hand off tasks entirely — trip planning, research, spreadsheet building.Developers. Non-developers who want to ship working code.
Strengths
  • Tens of thousands of models (image, video, audio, LLMs)
  • One-line API for any model
  • Cog framework for custom model deploy
  • Among the cheapest per-token rates for open-source models — consistently undercuts Together AI and Fireworks on small models
  • OpenAI-compatible API means zero migration headache from existing stacks
  • Now a first-class Hugging Face Inference Provider, so HF-native workflows (SDKs, Playground, agent harnesses) get DeepInfra with a one-line swap
  • Runs on H100/A100 and NVIDIA Blackwell GPUs with auto-scaling and 99.982% uptime SLA on dedicated tier
  • Supports LoRA adapter deployments and private custom model hosting, not just public models
  • General-purpose agent — research, book, build, analyze
  • Parallel task execution
  • Web browsing + file creation + coding
  • Tab completion feels like mind-reading
  • Composer for multi-file edits
  • Runs Claude, GPT, Gemini — you pick
Weaknesses
  • Cold starts on less-popular models
  • Pricing gets real at scale
  • Primarily developer/API-first — no meaningful consumer-facing product or chat UI to speak of
  • Model breadth (77 tracked) lags behind aggregators like OpenRouter or Replicate for niche or newly-released models
  • No free tier beyond the $5 signup credit; requires a card or prepayment to continue
  • Still hit-or-miss on complex multi-hour tasks
  • Can burn credits fast
  • Can feel overwhelming for non-coders
  • Expensive at scale
Kai's verdictS-tier for open-source model APIs. The default in this space.DeepInfra is the quiet workhorse of the inference API space — serious price performance on H100s, a genuinely clean OpenAI-compatible API, and now a native HF provider makes it a strong default choice for any team running open-source models at scale. (Verdict pending Phi's full review.)S-tier in the agent category. The first one I'd give to a non-technical friend.S-tier for coding. If you write code of any kind, this pays back the $20 in a day.
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