Friendli
US · serverless
Optimised serving engine with dedicated and serverless endpoints.
Free tierOpenAI-compatible
- Category
- serverless
- Free tier
- Yes
- OpenAI API
- Compatible
- Adds on top
- None - sets its own prices
Margin over the underlying model price
What Friendli charges
Live prices for widely-hosted open-weight models, sampled from the shared catalogue. Compare the same row against other hosts on each model page.
| Model | Input / 1M | Output / 1M | Context | Throughput |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLM 5.3 Flash | $0.150 | $0.500 | 1.0M | - |
| GLM 5.3 | $1.26 | $3.96 | 1.0M | - |
Friendli alternatives
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Frequently asked
Is Friendli OpenAI-compatible?
Yes. Friendli accepts the OpenAI chat-completions request shape, so most SDKs work by changing the base URL and API key.
Does Friendli have a free tier?
Yes - Friendli offers free usage, though limits and eligible models change frequently. Check the pricing page before relying on it.
How does Friendli charge?
Per token or per GPU-hour Margin over the underlying model price: none - sets its own prices.