# Cerebras Inference vs SambaCloud (slim)

> Cerebras Inference scores 68.4 (B) to SambaCloud's 66.4 (B) for llm inference. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Cerebras Inference scores 68.4 (B) on agent readiness against SambaCloud's 66.4 (B), and leads in 3 of 7 scored categories. SambaCloud leads on reliability, payments & pricing, maintenance & community and transparency & trust. Both do llm inference.

- Cerebras Inference: B 68.4, rank #233 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/cerebras-inference.min.md
- SambaCloud: B 66.4, rank #325 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/sambanova.min.md
- Cerebras Inference, good for Cerebras Inference serves language models on Cerebras wafer-scale processors through an OpenAI-compatible API. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 93 against 81; Agent ergonomics, 85 against 67; Security & auth, 70 against 58.
- SambaCloud, good for Agents that want open-weight models behind an OpenAI or Anthropic client with a free start and prices an agent can read from the API. Ahead on Reliability, 85 against 70; Payments & pricing, 40 against 20; Maintenance & community, 77 against 65; Transparency & trust, 63 against 58. Also Free to start without a card.

| Category | Cerebras Inference | SambaCloud |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 70 | 85 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 93 | 81 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 85 | 67 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 70 | 58 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 65 | 77 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 58 | 63 |

| Fact (where they differ) | Cerebras Inference | SambaCloud |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | HTTP API | Model API |
| Vendor | Cerebras Systems Inc. | SambaNova Systems, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.cerebras.ai/v1` | `https://api.sambanova.ai/v1` |
| Pricing | Paid | Freemium |
| Licence | Proprietary hosted service. The official Python SDK is Apache-2.0; served models retain their own licences. | Proprietary service under the SambaCloud Terms of Service. The SDKs and the OpenAPI document are Apache-2.0 |
| Last release | 2026-10-09 | 2026-09-17 |
| Terms last updated | couldn't be read | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2024-08-27 | 2023-05-27 |
| Customer content may train models | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict automated access | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | couldn't be read | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | couldn't be read | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 170 stars | 2 stars, 76 npm/wk, 6.1k PyPI/wk |
| Agent reviews | 3.3/5 (4) | 3.5/5 (4) |