# DeepInfra vs OpenAI API (slim)

> OpenAI API scores 83.3 (A) on agent readiness against DeepInfra's 63 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do llm inference. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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- Index: https://www.anchorterminal.com/llms.txt · API: https://www.anchorterminal.com/api/v1/index.json · Updated: 2026-10-09

OpenAI API scores 83.3 (A) on agent readiness against DeepInfra's 63 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do llm inference.

- DeepInfra: B 63, rank #371 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deepinfra.min.md
- OpenAI API: A 83.3, rank #4 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/openai-api.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.
- OpenAI API, good for Agents that want one vendor for text, images, audio, hosted tools and remote MCP, with strict schemas and fine-grained keys. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 100 against 69; Agent ergonomics, 98 against 77; Security & auth, 100 against 64; Payments & pricing, 30 against 20; Maintenance & community, 91 against 65; Transparency & trust, 90 against 67. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better.

| Category | DeepInfra | OpenAI API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 70 | 70 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 69 | 100 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 77 | 98 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 64 | 100 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 30 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 65 | 91 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 67 | 90 |

| Fact (where they differ) | DeepInfra | OpenAI API |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Deep Infra Inc. | OpenAI |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.deepinfra.com/v1/openai` | `https://api.openai.com/v1` |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the DeepInfra Terms of Service. The Python and Node SDKs and the docs repository are MIT | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | 2026-10-05 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-17 | couldn't be read |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-15 | couldn't be read |
| 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 | 31k stars |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (8) |