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Inference is everything
As of 29 August 2026, Baseten is free to use. Managed inference platform for deploying open source, custom, and fine-tuned AI models at scale. Softwr lists it under Software Development.
Overview
What Baseten does
Managed inference platform for deploying open source, custom, and fine-tuned AI models at scale.
What people use it for
- Custom model deployment
- Fine-tuned LLM hosting
- Inference API scaling
The honest half
Where it falls short
Concrete and checkable, so you can decide whether any of them matter to you. This is the half of a review a vendor will not write about Baseten.
- Pro and Enterprise pricing not published; requires contacting sales
- Pricing varies significantly by compute type and model
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Pricing
What Baseten costs
Taken from the vendor's own pricing page. Prices move, so check before you buy.
Basic
Free
- Pay-as-you-go deployments
- Dedicated model APIs
- SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA compliance
Pro
On request
- Priority GPU access
- Unlimited autoscaling
- Volume discounts available
Enterprise
On request
- Self-hosted options
- Custom SLAs
- Data residency control
- Advanced security
Answered, with sources
Questions people ask
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Does Baseten have a free tier?
Yes, Baseten's Basic plan is free with a pay-as-you-go model for dedicated deployments and model APIs.
SourceHow are GPU instances priced on Baseten?
GPU instances are priced per minute: T4 at $0.01052/min, H100 at $0.10833/min, and B200 at $0.16633/min. CPU instances range from $0.00058 to $0.01382 per minute.
SourceWhat are Model API costs on Baseten?
Model API pricing varies by model: DeepSeek V4 Flash costs $0.13 per million input tokens and $0.028 per million output tokens; GLM-5.3-Flash costs $0.15 and $0.03 respectively.
SourceDoes Baseten charge for idle compute time?
No, Baseten does not charge for idle time; billing only covers active compute usage on deployments.
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