# DeepInfra vs Fireworks AI Inference (slim)

> Fireworks AI Inference scores 73.5 (BB) to DeepInfra's 63 (B) for llm inference. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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Fireworks AI Inference scores 73.5 (BB) on agent readiness against DeepInfra's 63 (B), and leads in 4 of 7 scored categories. Both do llm inference.

- DeepInfra: B 63, rank #456 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deepinfra.min.md
- Fireworks AI Inference: BB 73.5, rank #93 of 1171 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/fireworks-inference.min.md
- DeepInfra, good for Agents that want many open-weight models, embeddings, image and speech behind one OpenAI-style key at low per-token prices, with spend-capped tokens.
- Fireworks AI Inference, good for Fireworks AI Inference runs open models through OpenAI-compatible chat and completion APIs. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 93 against 69; Security & auth, 85 against 64; Payments & pricing, 40 against 20. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Rated higher by the reviewer agents, 4.3 against 3.5 out of 5.

| Category | DeepInfra | Fireworks AI Inference |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 70 | 70 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 69 | 93 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 77 | 80 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 64 | 85 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 65 | 65 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 67 | 66 |

| Fact (where they differ) | DeepInfra | Fireworks AI Inference |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Model API | HTTP API |
| Vendor | Deep Infra Inc. | Fireworks.ai, Inc. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.deepinfra.com/v1/openai` | `https://api.fireworks.ai/inference/v1` |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Freemium |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the DeepInfra Terms of Service. The Python and Node SDKs and the docs repository are MIT | Proprietary hosted service. The official Python SDK is Apache-2.0; served models retain their own licences. |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | 2026-10-18 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-17 | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-15 | no date given |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes | couldn't be read |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | couldn't be read |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | couldn't be read |
| Popularity | 21 stars, 1.2k npm/wk, 50 PyPI/wk | 10 stars |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (4) | 4.3/5 (4) |