Baseten

The fastest AI model inference platform for production-grade deployments

Paid·Technical·API available

Key strengths

Blazing-fast inference with custom kernels and advanced caching via the Baseten Inference StackMulti-cloud and self-hosted deployment options with 99.99% uptime SLAPurpose-built optimizations for LLMs, image generation, transcription, TTS, and embeddingsUltra-low-latency compound AI with Baseten Chains for granular GPU and autoscaling controlForward-deployed engineers providing hands-on support from prototype to production

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San Francisco, USA

Founded 2019

Self-hostable

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Baseten is built around the Baseten Inference Stack — a purpose-built runtime layer featuring custom CUDA kernels, cutting-edge decoding techniques (e.g., speculative decoding), and advanced KV-cache management to maximize throughput and minimize latency. The platform exposes REST APIs for model serving and supports dedicated inference clusters, pre-optimized Model APIs, multi-cloud deployments (AWS, GCP, Azure), and self-hosted VPC deployments. Baseten Chains enables compound AI pipelines with granular per-step hardware selection and autoscaling, delivering 6x better GPU utilization and ~50% latency reduction. Baseten Embeddings Inference (BEI) provides over 2x higher throughput and 10% lower latency than competing solutions.

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