Best LLM Inference Providers

Vendor profileChecked Nov 8, 2026

SambaNova

SambaNova Systems, Inc. (SambaCloud, SambaStack) · sambanova.ai · Last checked:

  • Serverless per-token API (SambaCloud)
  • Private deployment (SambaStack, on-premises or air-gapped)
  • Custom inference hardware (RDU)

Company status

Active, privately held.

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Capabilities

  • SambaCloud API for open-weight models on SambaNova RDU hardware, priced per 1M tokens
  • OpenAI client library compatibility at api.sambanova.ai/v1; Anthropic Messages API also supported
  • SambaStack private and air-gapped deployments that keep prompts, outputs, and models under customer control
  • SambaRack hardware for on-premises deployment

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Who it tends to fit

  • Teams wanting a per-token API on non-GPU inference hardware
  • Public-sector or sovereign buyers needing on-premises or air-gapped inference

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Pricing

Published per-token pricing on https://cloud.sambanova.ai/plans/pricing (for example, gpt-oss-120b listed at 0.22 USD per 1M input tokens and 0.59 USD per 1M output tokens). SambaStack is quoted.

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Published certifications

Listed as stated by the vendor. Scope can differ by product or subsidiary; request current reports.

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Limitations to check

  • Small SambaCloud model list on the pricing page
  • No published API data-retention policy found on the pages checked; ask for the DPA
  • Some features differ between SambaCloud and SambaStack

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Sources

  1. Pricing page lists models with input, cached input, and output prices per 1M tokenscloud.sambanova.ai/plans/pricingChecked 2026-11-08
  2. Trust Center: holds SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001 certificationstrust.sambanova.aiChecked 2026-11-08
  3. OpenAI client libraries compatibility guide; Anthropic Messages API supporteddocs.sambanova.ai/docs/en/features/openai-compatibilityChecked 2026-11-08
  4. Public sector page: SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, private and air-gapped deployment keeping prompts and outputs under agency controlsambanova.ai/government-public-agenciesChecked 2026-11-08
  5. Homepage: SambaCloud, SambaStack, SambaRack, RDU dataflow architecturesambanova.ai/Checked 2026-11-08

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