What is the difference between Anthropic and Wafer?

Anthropic and Wafer are both cloud GPU providers offering different pricing models, features, and GPU availability. Use our comparison tool to see real-time pricing and feature differences.

Which is cheaper: Anthropic or Wafer?

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Can I switch between Anthropic and Wafer?

Yes, both providers offer flexible cloud GPU services. However, consider factors like data transfer costs, setup time, and specific features when switching between providers.

Anthropic vs Wafer LLM API Pricing 2026

LLM API Pricing Comparison

Total models: 12Both available: 0Anthropic: 10Wafer: 2

Showing 12 of 12 models

Prices per 1M tokens · Last updated: 7/21/2026, 2:43:30 AM

Model ↑	Anthropic	Wafer	Input Diff ↕
Claude Fable 5 Anthropic	$10.00 in $50.00 out	Not available	—
Claude Haiku 4.5 Anthropic	$1.00 in $5.00 out	Not available	—
Claude Opus 4.1 Anthropic	$15.00 in $75.00 out	Not available	—
Claude Opus 4.5 Anthropic	$5.00 in $25.00 out	Not available	—
Claude Opus 4.6 Anthropic	$5.00 in $25.00 out	Not available	—
Claude Opus 4.7 Anthropic	$5.00 in $25.00 out	Not available	—
Claude Opus 4.8 Anthropic	$5.00 in $25.00 out	Not available	—
Claude Sonnet 4.5 Anthropic	$3.00 in $15.00 out	Not available	—
Claude Sonnet 4.6 Anthropic	$3.00 in $15.00 out	Not available	—
Claude Sonnet 5 (Adaptive Reasoning, Max Effort) Anthropic	$2.00 in $10.00 out	Not available	—
GLM-5.1 Zhipu	Not available	$1.00 in $3.20 out	—
GLM-5.2 Zhipu	Not available	$1.20 in $4.10 out	—

Features Comparison

Anthropic

Claude Model Family
Access to Claude 4.x models including Opus 4.7, Sonnet 4.6, and Haiku 4.5, plus Mythos preview
Claude Code
Agentic coding assistant in your terminal for enhanced development workflows
Claude Cowork
Collaborative workspace features for team projects and shared workflows
Claude Security
Advanced security features and tools for enterprise security teams (currently in beta)
Claude Managed Agents
Fully managed agent infrastructure with stateful sessions and persistent event history
Large Context Windows
200K tokens standard with extended context options for large document analysis

Wafer

Serverless Inference
Pay-as-you-go API access to hosted open-source models including GLM, Kimi, Qwen, and DeepSeek with no infrastructure management
Dedicated Endpoints
Custom-tuned inference deployments with performance guarantees, provisioned in under 24 hours
Automated Performance Optimization
Agents profile inference bottlenecks and tune across serving engines (vLLM, SGLang, TensorRT-LLM), custom kernels (CUDA, HIP, Triton, NKI), quantization (FP8/FP4), and decode strategies
Multi-Accelerator Hardware
Workloads run on NVIDIA B200/B300, AMD MI350X/MI355X, and AWS Trainium depending on the model and traffic shape
OpenAI- and Anthropic-Compatible API
OpenAI-compatible endpoint at pass.wafer.ai/v1 and Anthropic-compatible endpoint at pass.wafer.ai/v1/messages, both using Bearer token authentication
Prompt Caching
Cached input tokens are billed at reduced rates on supported models

Pros & Cons

Anthropic

Advantages

Excellent developer experience with clean API design
Superior coding performance on industry benchmarks
Massive context window up to 200K tokens
Significant cost savings via prompt caching

Considerations

No image or video generation capabilities
Higher cost for top-tier Opus models
Closed source proprietary models

Wafer

Advantages

High-throughput serving with results independently benchmarked on Artificial Analysis
Prompt caching with discounted cached-input rates
Dedicated endpoints set up in under 24 hours
Runs across NVIDIA, AMD, and AWS Trainium accelerators rather than a single vendor

Considerations

Small serverless model catalog centered on the GLM family
Inference only - no GPU rental, training, or fine-tuning hosting
Early-stage company with a smaller ecosystem than established inference providers

Compute Services

Anthropic

Wafer

Pricing Options

Anthropic

Pay-per-token API

Per million token pricing for Claude models with competitive rates

Team Plans

Standard and premium seats with monthly/annual billing for teams of 5-150

Enterprise Plans

Per-seat pricing plus API usage rates with advanced admin and security features

Prompt Caching

90% savings on cached content with 5-minute and 1-hour options

Batch API

50% discount on all tokens for async processing

Wafer

Pay-per-token

Prepaid credits with separate input and output token rates per model and no subscription

Cached input

Reduced rates for cached input tokens on supported models

Dedicated endpoints

Custom pricing for dedicated deployments with tuned performance targets, arranged with the sales team

Getting Started

Anthropic

Get Started

1
Create Console account
Sign up at platform.claude.com
2
Generate API key
Create an API key from Account Settings
3
Install SDK
pip install anthropic (Python) or npm install @anthropic-ai/sdk (TypeScript)
4
Make first API call
Call the Messages API endpoint with your API key

Wafer

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up at app.wafer.ai and load credits for pay-as-you-go usage
2
Generate an API key
Create a key in the console and pass it as a Bearer token
3
Make your first request
Call the OpenAI-compatible endpoint at pass.wafer.ai/v1 with a model from the serverless catalog

Support & Global Availability

Anthropic

Global Regions

150+ countries including US, Canada, UK, EU, Australia, Japan. Available via direct API, AWS Bedrock, Google Vertex AI, Microsoft Foundry, and Azure

Support

Documentation, Discord community, email support, Help Center, status page, and enterprise support options

Wafer

Support

Documentation at docs.wafer.ai, email support (hi@wafer.ai), and scheduled onboarding calls for enterprise