Cerebras Inference

Cerebras Inference is a hosted service for running open AI models, including Llama and Qwen variants, on Cerebras's Wafer-Scale Engine, a chip built as one large piece of silicon rather than many small ones. Cerebras says that design generates tokens much faster than standard GPU-based services, which suits coding assistants, voice applications, and agentic tools where response speed directly affects the user experience. The API is compatible with the OpenAI format. Cerebras states its service delivers over 2,000 tokens per second on a Llama 4 Scout model, far faster than typical closed-model chat services. New accounts get a small free credit, and a self-serve paid tier and a separate enterprise tier cover higher, guaranteed throughput and uptime.

This fits a product where speed is the main constraint, such as a voice agent, an interactive coding tool, or any workflow with several chained model calls where each call's delay adds up. A low-cost way to start is the free trial credit, running your actual prompts to measure real speed and quality rather than relying on Cerebras's own benchmarks. As a planning figure, the developer tier needs a modest minimum spend that unlocks higher rate limits, and detailed per-model pricing is published on Cerebras's site rather than requiring a sales call. The model selection is narrower than a general-purpose API and centers on a handful of open models, so confirm your preferred model is available, and check independent speed benchmarks since Cerebras's own figures naturally favor its hardware.