# DeepInfra vs SiliconFlow (slim)

> DeepInfra scores 63 (B) to SiliconFlow's 46.7 (D) for llm inference. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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DeepInfra scores 63 (B) on agent readiness against SiliconFlow's 46.7 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. SiliconFlow leads on payments & pricing. Both do llm inference.

- DeepInfra: B 63, rank #411 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deepinfra.min.md
- SiliconFlow: D 46.7, rank #848 of 950 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/siliconflow.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. Ahead on Reliability, 70 against 33; Agent ergonomics, 77 against 60; Security & auth, 64 against 39; Maintenance & community, 65 against 47; Transparency & trust, 67 against 51.
- SiliconFlow, good for Agents that want recent open-weight chat models, plus image, video and speech, behind one OpenAI-style key at low per-token prices, and can live without a status page or SLA. Ahead on Payments & pricing, 35 against 20.

| Category | DeepInfra | SiliconFlow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 70 | 33 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 69 | 65 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 77 | 60 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 64 | 39 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 35 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 65 | 47 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 67 | 51 |

| Fact (where they differ) | DeepInfra | SiliconFlow |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Deep Infra Inc. | SiliconFlow Labs Pte. Ltd. |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.deepinfra.com/v1/openai` | `https://api.siliconflow.com/v1` |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the DeepInfra Terms of Service. The Python and Node SDKs and the docs repository are MIT | Proprietary service under the SiliconFlow Terms of Use |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | 2026-09-14 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-17 | no date given |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-15 | no date given |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text | yes |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text | yes |
| Popularity | 21 stars, 1.2k npm/wk, 50 PyPI/wk | none |