What is the difference between Baseten and Prime Intellect?

Baseten and Prime Intellect 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: Baseten or Prime Intellect?

Pricing varies by GPU model and usage requirements. Check our real-time comparison table to find the best deals for your specific needs.

Can I switch between Baseten and Prime Intellect?

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

How many GPU models are available for comparison?

We track pricing for 8 different GPU models across both Baseten and Prime Intellect, with 0 models available from both providers.

Baseten vs Prime Intellect

Compare GPU and LLM inference API pricing between Baseten and Prime Intellect. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

Baseten

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Prime Intellect

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Comparison Overview

Total GPU Models

Baseten GPUs

Prime Intellect GPUs

Direct Comparisons

GPU Pricing Comparison

Total GPUs: 8Both available: 0Baseten: 8Prime Intellect: 0

Showing 8 of 8 GPUs

Last updated: 10/22/2026, 8:00:38 PM

GPU Model ↑	Baseten Price	Prime Intellect Price	Price Diff ↕	Sources
A10 24GB VRAM • Baseten	$1.21/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Baseten
A10 24GB VRAM • Baseten $1.21/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Baseten
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Baseten	$4.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Baseten
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Baseten $4.00/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Baseten
B200 180GB VRAM • Baseten	$9.98/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Baseten
B200 180GB VRAM • Baseten $9.98/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Baseten
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Baseten	$6.50/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Baseten
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Baseten $6.50/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Baseten
H200 141GB VRAM • Baseten	$7.50/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Baseten
H200 141GB VRAM • Baseten $7.50/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Baseten
L4 24GB VRAM • Baseten	$0.85/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Baseten
L4 24GB VRAM • Baseten $0.85/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Baseten
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Baseten	$4.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Baseten
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Baseten $4.00/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Baseten
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Baseten	$0.63/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Baseten
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Baseten $0.63/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Baseten

A10 24GB VRAM • Baseten	$1.21/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Baseten
A10 24GB VRAM • Baseten $1.21/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Baseten
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Baseten	$4.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Baseten
A100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Baseten $4.00/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Baseten
B200 180GB VRAM • Baseten	$9.98/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Baseten
B200 180GB VRAM • Baseten $9.98/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Baseten
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Baseten	$6.50/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Baseten
H100 SXM 80GB VRAM • Baseten $6.50/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Baseten
H200 141GB VRAM • Baseten	$7.50/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Baseten
H200 141GB VRAM • Baseten $7.50/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Baseten
L4 24GB VRAM • Baseten	$0.85/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Baseten
L4 24GB VRAM • Baseten $0.85/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Baseten
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Baseten	$4.00/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Baseten
RTX PRO 6000 96GB VRAM • Baseten $4.00/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Baseten
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Baseten	$0.63/hr★ Best	Not Available	—	Baseten
Tesla T4 16GB VRAM • Baseten $0.63/hour Updated: 10/22/2026 ★Best Price Not Available Baseten

LLM API Pricing Comparison

Total models: 109Both available: 8Baseten: 10Prime Intellect: 107

Showing 15 of 109 models

Prices per 1M tokens · Last updated: 10/22/2026, 8:00:38 PM

Model ↑	Baseten	Prime Intellect	Input Diff ↕
Claude Fable 5 Anthropic	Not available	$10.00 in $50.00 out	—
Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic	Not available	$10.00 in $50.00 out	—
Claude Haiku 4.5 Anthropic	Not available	$1.00 in $5.00 out	—
Claude Opus 4.1 Anthropic	Not available	$15.00 in $75.00 out	—
Claude Opus 4.5 Anthropic	Not available	$5.00 in $25.00 out	—
Claude Opus 4.6 Anthropic	Not available	$5.00 in $25.00 out	—
Claude Opus 4.7 Anthropic	Not available	$5.00 in $25.00 out	—
Claude Opus 4.8 Anthropic	Not available	$5.00 in $25.00 out	—
Claude Opus 5 Anthropic	Not available	$5.00 in $25.00 out	—
Claude Opus 5.5 Anthropic	Not available	$4.00 in $20.00 out	—
Claude Sonnet 4.5 Anthropic	Not available	$3.00 in $15.00 out	—
Claude Sonnet 4.6 Anthropic	Not available	$3.00 in $15.00 out	—
Claude Sonnet 5 Anthropic	Not available	$2.00 in $10.00 out	—
Claude Sonnet 5.5 Anthropic	Not available	$2.00 in $10.00 out	—
DeepSeek V3.1 DeepSeek	Not available	$0.600 in $1.70 out	—

Features Comparison

Baseten

Model APIs
OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible endpoints for hosted open models, billed per input, cached input, and output token
Dedicated deployments
Custom, fine-tuned, or open-source models on dedicated GPUs from T4 to B200 and RTX PRO 6000, in 1 to 8-GPU instances, with autoscaling
Training
Managed training jobs on the same GPU instance types, with checkpoints deployable to inference
Truss
Open-source packaging standard for serving models built in any framework
Self-hosted and hybrid
Enterprise deployments in the customer's VPC or split across Baseten's cloud and the customer's

Prime Intellect

Multi-provider GPU access
On-demand access to 1 to 256 GPUs sourced from many clouds, managed from one dashboard, CLI, and API
Reserved clusters
Large-cluster requests sent to 50+ data centers for parallel quotes, from H100 and H200 to B200, B300, and GB300 NVL72
Prime Intellect Inference
OpenAI-compatible API for hosted open-weight models and gateway access to OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, and other model families, billed per token
Hosted RL training
Lab runs reinforcement-learning post-training against environments from the Environments Hub, with LoRA adapters deployable for inference
Orchestration and networking
SLURM and Kubernetes orchestration, InfiniBand networking, and Grafana monitoring for clusters
Spot resale
Idle reserved nodes can be put on Prime Intellect's spot market

Pros & Cons

Baseten

Advantages

Per-minute billing on dedicated GPUs
Per-token Model APIs and dedicated deployments from one account
SOC 2 Type II certified and HIPAA compliant
Multi-GPU instance sizes published with vCPU and memory

Considerations

Dedicated GPU rates are higher than raw GPU rental because they include the serving platform
Model API catalog is a curated set of models
Volume discounts and custom regions require a sales conversation

Prime Intellect

Advantages

One account for GPUs across many underlying providers
Per-token inference rates are published through a public models endpoint
Inference, training, and GPU rental on the same platform
Publishes open-source models, datasets, and RL tooling

Considerations

GPU rates are only available after sign-in through the availability API, so they are not tracked here
As an aggregator, hardware, networking, and support depend on the underlying provider
Gateway models are routed to other inference providers rather than served on Prime Intellect's own hardware

Compute Services

Baseten

Prime Intellect

Pricing Options

Baseten

Model APIs

Per 1M input, cached input, and output tokens

Dedicated deployments

Per minute of GPU instance time, scaled to zero when idle

Pro and Enterprise

Volume discounts, priority GPU access, and self-hosted options

Prime Intellect

On-demand GPUs

Hourly rates set per underlying provider, with community and spot tiers where available

Reserved clusters

Quoted per request from participating data centers

Per token

Inference billed per 1M input and output tokens, with cached-input rates on hosted models

Getting Started

Baseten

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up; new accounts include credits
2
Call a Model API
Use an OpenAI-compatible client against a hosted model
3
Deploy a model
Package a model with Truss or pick one from the model library and choose a GPU instance type

Prime Intellect

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up at app.primeintellect.ai
2
Rent GPUs
Pick a GPU type, count, and provider from the availability list, then provision from the dashboard or the prime CLI
3
Call the inference API
Create an API key and point an OpenAI-compatible client at api.pinference.ai

Support & Global Availability

Baseten

Support

Email and in-app chat on Basic; dedicated Slack and Zoom support on Pro and Enterprise

Prime Intellect

Support

Documentation, plus direct assistance from the research and infrastructure engineering team and a dedicated solutions engineer for reserved-cluster customers