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AI API platforms and model gateways that expose inference, embeddings, fine-tuning, or orchestration endpoints for builders. Compare pricing units, rate limits, data retention, model catalogs, and enterprise controls that matter when embedding AI into production applications.

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API platforms provide model endpoints, hosting, or routing for builders. Compare model catalog, pricing units, rate limits, region availability, and compliance features.

Tools in this category

  • Amazon Bedrock

    by Amazon

    AWS managed service to access multiple foundation models through a unified API with AWS security controls.

    API
  • Amazon Q Developer

    by Amazon

    AWS AI assistant for coding, AWS guidance, and developer productivity inside IDEs and AWS workflows.

    Free plan
  • Anthropic API

    by Anthropic

    Claude API for developers building apps with Anthropic models, tool use, and enterprise controls.

    API
  • Azure OpenAI Service

    by Microsoft

    Microsoft Azure service providing OpenAI models with Azure enterprise security, networking, and compliance controls.

    API
  • Cohere

    by Cohere

    Enterprise LLM platform for retrieval, generation, and agents with business-focused APIs.

    API
  • ElevenLabs

    by ElevenLabs

    AI voice platform for realistic text-to-speech, voice cloning, and audio agents.

    Free plan API
  • Fireworks AI

    by Fireworks AI

    Fast inference and fine-tuning API platform for production AI applications.

    API
  • Google AI Studio

    by Google

    Google’s playground and gateway for prototyping Gemini models and obtaining developer API access.

    API
  • Groq Cloud

    by Groq

    High-speed LLM inference cloud known for low-latency serving on Groq LPU hardware.

    API
  • Hugging Face

    by Hugging Face

    Hub for models, datasets, Spaces demos, and inference services in the open ML ecosystem.

    API
  • OpenAI API Platform

    by OpenAI

    Developer platform for GPT models, embeddings, tools, and multimodal APIs used to build AI products.

    API
  • OpenRouter

    by OpenRouter

    Unified API gateway to many third-party LLMs with routing and simple billing abstraction.

    API
  • Replicate

    by Replicate

    API platform to run community and open ML models across modalities without managing GPUs.

    API
  • Together AI

    by Together AI

    Cloud platform for inference and fine-tuning across open and specialized models.

    API
  • Vertex AI

    by Google

    Google Cloud’s enterprise AI platform for training, deploying, and calling Gemini and other models.

    API

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