Global platforms 57 services

This category covers overseas inference clouds and large aggregation platforms — OpenRouter, Together, Groq and similar. The profile is distinctive: highly transparent pricing and model lists, the widest model coverage, well-kept documentation — and an almost universal need for an overseas payment method and a suitable network environment.

Choosing among them is mostly about payment and network access rather than quality — their stability is generally better than that of small and mid-sized relays. Confirm in advance: whether your payment method is accepted, whether identity verification is required, and whether your environment can reach them reliably.

An extra benefit of an aggregation platform is that it lets you compare the same model across different inference providers. One open-source model can differ substantially in throughput and price from one inference cloud to another, and the aggregation layer lets you test through a single interface before deciding.

Mind the difference in billing units as well. Overseas platforms usually price in US dollars per million tokens, which is not directly comparable to the rate system domestic services use. When converting, do not compare the numbers alone — apply the current exchange rate and your own token mix.

• Most stable：Highest current uptime. Fewer samples means more distortion, so we state the source (public dataset / our own measurement) and you can check it on the detail page.
• Fastest：Ordered by the home-page response time of the most recent probe. A single measurement is noisy, so treat it as a range rather than an absolute.
• Broadest model coverage：This uses the model count our endpoint probe actually detected, not the support list the service advertises — the two are measured differently, and the advertised figure is usually the more optimistic one.

Do overseas platforms require a credit card?

Most need an international card (Visa/Mastercard); some accept PayPal or cryptocurrency. If you only have domestic payment methods, this is where it stops — in that case a domestic relay remains the more practical choice, at the cost of a slightly higher unit price and a slightly longer path.

Is latency always higher on overseas platforms?

No. Latency depends on the quality of the path from your network to their point of presence, not on geographic distance as such. Some platforms have a presence in Asia-Pacific, and actual latency can beat a domestic relay that takes a longer route. Our monitoring page records response latency as a reference.

How do platforms like OpenRouter differ from a domestic relay?

The difference is in what they are: an overseas aggregation platform is an official or authorised multi-provider access layer, while a domestic relay is closer to purchasing on your behalf and forwarding. The former has clearer compliance and more transparent pricing; the latter wins on payment convenience and local support. They are not mutually exclusive — many teams use both, by scenario.

How do I compare costs between overseas platforms and domestic services?

Convert both to a price per million tokens in the same currency, then compare. Overseas platforms bill in dollars and domestic services bill by rate, so comparing the raw numbers gives a wrong answer. Our official price list provides reference prices per family, which you can use as the baseline for the conversion.