Alternatives

SambaNova alternatives

SambaNova is fast inference for large open models on purpose-built chips. It is a poor fit if you only need a free one-off and will not stay on a plan. Here are 6 tools on Toolora that do a similar job, 4 of them free or with a free tier, and what each one does differently.

SambaNova profileCloud + on-prem
  1. 01

    Groq

    FreeToolora score88

    Fast inference cloud for open models

    Instead of SambaNova: Free to start, where SambaNova is paid.

    Free developer tier + paid inference

  2. 02

    Cerebras

    FreeToolora score89

    Wafer-scale chips for very fast LLM inference over an OpenAI-compatible API

    Instead of SambaNova: Free to start, where SambaNova is paid.

    Free trial + usage / dedicated

  3. 03

    DeepInfra

    Usage-basedToolora score88

    Run open models through a cheap inference API

    Instead of SambaNova: Also covers inference and llm.

    Pay per token

  4. 04

    Cohere

    FreeToolora score88

    Enterprise language models you can run in your own cloud

    Instead of SambaNova: Free to start, where SambaNova is paid.

    Free trial + usage-based

  5. 05

    AI21

    FreeToolora score86

    Enterprise language models and AI systems you can build on from the official AI21 site

    Instead of SambaNova: Free to start, where SambaNova is paid.

    Free to try; paid API and enterprise plans listed

  6. 06

    Replicate

    Usage-basedToolora score91

    Run open models with a cloud API

    Instead of SambaNova: Also covers inference.

    Pay per second of compute

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