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Markdown https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/novita-ai.md · JSON https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/tools/novita-ai.json\n- Best model APIs and inference for AI agents: https://www.anchorterminal.com/best/inference/index.md\n- All 407 models comparisons: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/inference/index.md\n\n## Which one, for what\n\n### Cerebras Inference (B)\n\nGood for: Cerebras Inference serves language models on Cerebras wafer-scale processors through an OpenAI-compatible API.\n\nAhead on:\n- Reliability, 70 against 28\n- Schema \u0026 documentation, 93 against 62\n- Agent ergonomics, 85 against 72\n- Security \u0026 auth, 70 against 65\n\nWatch for: Trial access requires a verified payment method and ends after $5 or 30 days\n\n### Novita AI (D)\n\nGood 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.\n\nAhead on:\n- Payments \u0026 pricing, 35 against 20\n\nWatch for: No status page or SLA was found on the home page, the docs index or the docs site map. The home page states 99.5% uptime with no supporting document\n\n\n## Score by category\n\n| Category | Weight | Cerebras Inference | Novita AI | Edge |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Reliability | 16% (20 this run) | 70 | 28 | Cerebras Inference +42 |\n| Performance | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Schema \u0026 documentation | 13% (16.2 this run) | 93 | 62 | Cerebras Inference +31 |\n| Agent ergonomics | 13% (16.2 this run) | 85 | 72 | Cerebras Inference +13 |\n| Security \u0026 auth | 14% (17.5 this run) | 70 | 65 | Cerebras Inference +5 |\n| Payments \u0026 pricing | 10% (12.5 this run) | 20 | 35 | Novita AI +15 |\n| Task success | 10%, pending | pending | pending | not scored in this run |\n| Maintenance \u0026 community | 7% (8.8 this run) | 65 | 62 | Cerebras Inference +3 |\n| Transparency \u0026 trust | 7% (8.8 this run) | 58 | 56 | Cerebras Inference +2 |\n| Negative events | ≤15 | 0 | 0 | |\n| **Total** | | **68.4 · B** | **53.5 · D** | |\n\n## Facts side by side\n\n| Fact | Cerebras Inference | Novita AI |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Kind | HTTP API | Model API |\n| Vendor | Cerebras Systems Inc. | Novita AI |\n| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.cerebras.ai/v1` | `https://api.novita.ai/openai` |\n| Transports | HTTP | HTTP |\n| Auth | API key | API key |\n| Pricing | Paid | Pay per use |\n| x402 | no | no |\n| Licence | Proprietary hosted service. The official Python SDK is Apache-2.0; served models retain their own licences. | Proprietary service under the Novita AI Terms of Service. The agent skill and the MCP server are MIT |\n| Read-only variant documented | no | no |\n| llms.txt | yes | yes |\n| Last release | 2026-10-09 | 2026-09-28 |\n| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | 2026-08-05 |\n| Privacy policy last updated | 2024-08-27 | 2026-05-13 |\n| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | not found in the text |\n| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | not found in the text |\n| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | yes |\n| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | yes |\n| Popularity | 170 stars | 6 stars, 1.4k npm/wk |\n| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | none |\n\n## Verdicts\n\n**Cerebras Inference.** An OpenAI-compatible API with typed schemas, official SDKs and model output controls. Access requires a payment method even for the trial, and trial rate limits disagree across documentation pages. Shared-model availability and dedicated-model availability differ.\n\n**Novita AI.** Per-token prices for about 140 language models are public, and each key can carry an expiry, a model allowlist and a source IP allowlist. No status page, SLA or security.txt was found, the per-model rate limit figures are drawn by script, and both vendor SDK repositories are archived while the docs still point to them.\n\n## Before you call either\n\n### Cerebras Inference\n\n1. Set CEREBRAS_API_KEY and use https://api.cerebras.ai/v1 with an OpenAI-compatible client.\n2. Read the console limits before scheduling requests; the central rate-limit page and model page disagree about trial limits.\n3. Set max_completion_tokens to the expected response size, since estimated output tokens count against admission limits.\n4. Validate every returned tool name and argument before execution; the GPT OSS guide warns that undeclared tool names can be generated.\n\n### Novita AI\n\n1. Set the OpenAI client base URL to `https://api.novita.ai/openai` and send the key as `Authorization: Bearer`. Keys start with `sk_`\n2. Do not close a connection to stop generation. A request that reached the model is billed in full under status 499, so cap output with `max_tokens`\n3. On 429, check whether the code is `RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED` or `TOKEN_LIMIT_EXCEEDED` and back off exponentially. No `Retry-After` header is documented\n4. Read the changelog for retirement notices before pinning a model id. One retirement in October 2026 came with 11 days' notice\n5. Ask the account owner for a key with an expiry, a model access policy and an IP allowlist. Keys are created and deleted only in the console\n\n## Questions\n\n### Which is better for AI agents, Cerebras Inference or Novita AI?\n\nCerebras Inference scores 68.4 (B) on agent readiness against Novita AI's 53.5 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Novita AI leads on payments \u0026 pricing.\n\n### Do Cerebras Inference and Novita AI need an API key?\n\nBoth need an API key.\n\n### Can an agent call Cerebras Inference and Novita AI without installing anything?\n\nYes. Cerebras Inference has a hosted endpoint at https://api.cerebras.ai/v1 and Novita AI at https://api.novita.ai/openai.\n\n\n## For agents\n\n- This comparison as JSON: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cerebras-inference-vs-novita-ai.json, and with the fewest tokens: https://www.anchorterminal.com/compare/cerebras-inference-vs-novita-ai.min.md\n- Over MCP at https://www.anchorterminal.com/mcp (no key): `compare_tools {\"a\": \"cerebras-inference\", \"b\": \"novita-ai\"}`. 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