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Baseten vs Perplexity API pricing Monthly cost at three volumes Monthly cost of Baseten and Perplexity API at three volumes and at your own Volume BasetenCheapest model Beam Muse Spark Open GLM-5.3 Fast GLM-5.3 GLM-5.3-Flash GLM-5.2 GLM-5.2 Fast DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Fast DeepSeek V4.1 Flash DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 Kimi K3 Nemotron 3.5 Super VL NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra GPT OSS 120B Perplexity APICheapest model pplx-embed-v1-0.6b pplx-embed-v1-4b pplx-embed-context-v1-0.6b pplx-embed-context-v1-4b pplx-decider-v1.2 pplx-decider-flash-v1.2 small1M input, 200K output $0.182 / moDeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 $0.01 / mopplx-decider-flash-v1.2 growing50M input, 10M output $9.10 / moDeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 $0.50 / mopplx-decider-flash-v1.2 scale1B input, 200M output $182 / moDeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 $10 / mopplx-decider-flash-v1.2 your volumeset above $9.10 / moDeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 $0.50 / mopplx-decider-flash-v1.2
Each cell is the cheapest feasible plan, or the chosen model, at that volume, from the shared Overage cost function. "Cheapest model" only considers models with both an input and an output price listed. Volumes are example scenarios you can edit.
Cheapest model per service, USD per 1M tokens Cheapest priced model of each service Service Cheapest model Input Output Models listed Baseten GPT OSS 120B $0.10 $0.50 16 Perplexity API pplx-decider-flash-v1.2 $0.01 $0 6
Every model Every model of both services, USD per 1M tokens Model Service Input Output GPT OSS 120B Baseten $0.10 $0.50 DeepSeek-V4-Flash-0731 Baseten $0.13 $0.26 GLM-5.3-Flash Baseten $0.15 $0.50 Nemotron 3.5 Super VL Baseten $0.20 $0.50 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash 1017 Baseten $0.30 $1.20 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Baseten $0.30 $1.20 Beam Baseten $0.40 $1.20 DeepSeek V4.1 Flash Fast Baseten $0.60 $2.40 NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Ultra Baseten $0.60 $2.40 Muse Spark Open Baseten $1.25 $4.25 DeepSeek V4 Pro 0813 Baseten $1.32 $3.96 GLM-5.3 Baseten $1.40 $4.40 GLM-5.2 Baseten $1.40 $4.40 GLM-5.3 Fast Baseten $2.10 $6.60 GLM-5.2 Fast Baseten $2.10 $6.60 Kimi K3 Baseten $3 $15 pplx-embed-v1-0.6b Perplexity API $0.004 unlisted pplx-embed-context-v1-0.6b Perplexity API $0.008 unlisted pplx-decider-flash-v1.2 Perplexity API $0.01 $0 pplx-decider-v1.2 Perplexity API $0.02 $0 pplx-embed-v1-4b Perplexity API $0.03 unlisted pplx-embed-context-v1-4b Perplexity API $0.05 unlisted
Models are compared by name and price, never by position. Pick one model per service, or "Cheapest model", in the cost table above.
Tiers, aligned by position Tiers of Baseten and Perplexity API aligned by position: free, entry, mid, top Position Baseten Perplexity API Free $0 / mo Basic no tier Entry Contact sales Pro unlisted Search API Mid no tier no tier Top Contact sales Enterprise unlisted Search API with Fast Search
Tightest rate limit Tightest documented rate limit of each service Measure Baseten Perplexity API Tightest limit unlisted unlisted
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