# Antseed vs Novita AI (slim)

> Antseed scores 55.1 (C) to Novita AI's 53.5 (D) for llm inference. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Antseed scores 55.1 (C) on agent readiness against Novita AI's 53.5 (D), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Novita AI leads on schema & documentation, agent ergonomics and security & auth. Both do llm inference.

- Antseed: C 55.1, rank #667 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/antseed.min.md
- Novita AI: D 53.5, rank #706 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/novita-ai.min.md
- Antseed, good for Agents and coding tools that want pay-per-request inference with no account, and owners comfortable holding USDC on Base. Ahead on Reliability, 62 against 28; Payments & pricing, 70 against 35; Maintenance & community, 79 against 62. Also No key needed to call it; Free to start without a card; Open source.
- Novita AI, good for Agents that want many open-weight models at per-token prices behind one OpenAI-style key, with keys that can be limited by model, IP and expiry. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 62 against 55; Agent ergonomics, 72 against 56; Security & auth, 65 against 45. Also A hosted endpoint, with nothing to install; No incidents deducted, where Antseed loses 4 points for them.

| Category | Antseed | Novita AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 62 | 28 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 55 | 62 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 56 | 72 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 45 | 65 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 70 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 79 | 62 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 59 | 56 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Antseed | Novita AI |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Model router | Model API |
| Vendor | Antseed Foundation | Novita AI |
| Hosted endpoint | no (local only) | `https://api.novita.ai/openai` |
| Auth | None | API key |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 (LICENSE in the repository). The @antseed/cli manifest on npm carries no licence field | Proprietary service under the Novita AI Terms of Service. The agent skill and the MCP server are MIT |
| Last release | 2026-10-08 | 2026-09-28 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-05-15 | 2026-08-05 |
| Privacy policy last updated | no document linked | 2026-05-13 |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 106 stars, 1.8k npm/wk | 6 stars, 1.4k npm/wk |