FriendliAI
The frontier AI inference cloud
Ranked #2 in Best LLM API providers, and on 2 more rankings.
FriendliAI is a frontier AI inference cloud designed to maximise tokens and margins. It enables the deployment of open-weight and custom models with unmatched efficiency.
At a glance
| Best for | teams scaling AI workloads |
From FriendliAI's own website.
Company facts
| Social profiles | LinkedIn, X, YouTube, GitHub |
Facilities and features
Its website also mentions:
- Published pricing
- API
- SOC 2
What stands out
FriendliAI delivers faster inference through purpose-built stack optimizations.
“Our purpose-built stack delivers 2×+ faster inference, combining model-level breakthroughs — custom GPU kernels, smart caching,”FriendliAI, own website
The AI tool provides reliable uptime with enterprise-grade fault tolerance.
“FriendliAI delivers 99.99% uptime SLAs with geo-distributed infrastructure and enterprise-grade fault tolerance.”FriendliAI, own website
How it ranks
FriendliAI is ranked 2nd of 10 in Best LLM API providers (Lister Score 92.0), 3rd of 10 in Best AI inference platforms (Lister Score 92.0) and 4th of 10 in Best GPU cloud providers (Lister Score 92.0).
#2 in Best LLM API providers · Lister Score 92.0
The AI tool provides reliable uptime with enterprise-grade fault tolerance.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 16; buying information on its own site 16.
“Run the fastest frontier model inference with a simple API call.”FriendliAI, own website
| Rank | Best LLM API providers | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RedPill | 94.0 |
| 2 | FriendliAI | 92.0 |
| 3 | Infron | 92.0 |
| 4 | MixRoute | 92.0 |
| 5 | Runware | 92.0 |
| 6 | Inworld | 90.0 |
| 7 | ModelsLab | 90.0 |
| 8 | Morph | 90.0 |
| 9 | TokenMix | 90.0 |
| 10 | Wiro AI | 90.0 |
#3 in Best AI inference platforms · Lister Score 92.0
FriendliAI is a frontier AI inference cloud designed to maximise tokens and margins through unmatched efficiency. It enables the deployment of open-weight and custom models with high performance.
Delivers faster inference using purpose-built stack optimisations.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 16; buying information on its own site 16.
“The Frontier AI Inference Cloud Inference performance drives profitability.”FriendliAI, own website
| Rank | Best AI inference platforms | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RedPill | 94.0 |
| 2 | Fal | 92.0 |
| 3 | FriendliAI | 92.0 |
| 4 | Runware | 92.0 |
| 5 | Inworld | 90.0 |
| 6 | Phala | 90.0 |
| 7 | MindsHub by MindsDB | 88.0 |
| 8 | River AI | 88.0 |
| 9 | Subconscious | 88.0 |
| 10 | Together AI | 88.0 |
#4 in Best GPU cloud providers · Lister Score 92.0
Delivers faster inference through purpose-built stack optimisations.
How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 20; how complete its published information is 16; buying information on its own site 16.
“GPU Type $ / hour (billed per second) A100 80GB $ 4.0 H100 80GB $ 5.0 H200 141GB $ 7.0 B200 180GB $ 9.0 B300 288GB $ 12.0 BYOG Pricing”FriendliAI, own website
| Rank | Best GPU cloud providers | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | RunPod | 94.0 |
| 2 | Vast.ai | 94.0 |
| 3 | Fal | 92.0 |
| 4 | FriendliAI | 92.0 |
| 5 | Runware | 92.0 |
| 6 | CoreWeave | 90.0 |
| 7 | Phala | 90.0 |
| 8 | DeepInfra | 86.0 |
| 9 | Novita AI | 86.0 |
| 10 | TensorDock | 86.0 |
Frequently asked questions
How does FriendliAI rank on Lister?
FriendliAI is ranked 2nd of 10 in Best LLM API providers (Lister Score 92.0), 3rd of 10 in Best AI inference platforms (Lister Score 92.0) and 4th of 10 in Best GPU cloud providers (Lister Score 92.0).