GLM Model serving Inference Optimization Cost Optimization Pricing & limits Model Routing Kimi DeepSeek V4 Flash

Wafer

The fastest inference for open models

Wafer is an inference platform for optimized open-source large language models, offering dedicated capacity and pay-as-you-go serverless access through OpenAI-compatible and Anthropic-compatible APIs. It is also available as a provider through OpenRouter and Vercel AI Gateway.

Recent stories

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newsSECONDARY2026-08-09

OpenCode users reportedly average $1.14/day on DeepSeek V4 Flash

OpenCode’s thdxr said Go users spent $1.14 per day on DeepSeek V4 Flash last week. Wafer added a fast OpenRouter route, while Nous extended a 90% discount for the 0731 model.

releasePRIMARY2026-07-31

Wafer launches Kimi K3 Fast on OpenRouter with 172 output tokens/sec claim

Wafer listed Kimi K3 Fast on OpenRouter and Vercel AI Gateway. It claimed 172 output tokens/sec, 15.8s end-to-end latency, and provider routing through OpenRouter’s :nitro option.

releaseSECONDARY2026-06-24

Vercel AI Gateway adds GLM-5.2 Fast at 150-250 tok/s

Vercel and Wafer launched a serverless GLM-5.2 endpoint on AI Gateway with 1M context and published pricing. Teams get a high-throughput open-model option inside an existing gateway instead of managing GLM inference directly.

newsPRIMARY2026-06-20

Wafer claims GLM-5.2 hits 222 tok/s and 12.6s end-to-end

Wafer said its GLM-5.2 deployment leads Artificial Analysis on throughput and latency, and priced usage at $1.20 input and $4.10 output per million tokens. Compare serverless and dedicated endpoints if you need speed at scale.