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LLM APIs & Inference

The fastest AI inference platform — LPU-powered, 1000+ tokens/sec

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Automation Platforms

Open-source workflow automation with built-in AI capabilities

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CategoryLLM APIs & InferenceAutomation Platforms
PricingFree tier available, pay-per-token for productionFree (self-hosted), cloud from $20/mo
GitHub Stars
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52k
PlatformsWebmacOS, Linux, Windows, Docker
Key Features
  • LPU hardware — custom chips for inference, not repurposed GPUs
  • GPT OSS 120B at 500 tok/s ($0.15/M input)
  • GPT OSS 20B at 1000 tok/s ($0.075/M input)
  • Llama 4 Scout 17B at 750 tok/s with 131K context + vision
  • Qwen3-32B at 400 tok/s with 131K context
  • Compound AI systems with web search + code execution
  • Whisper transcription ($0.04-0.11/hour)
  • OpenAI-compatible API — drop-in replacement
  • Free developer tier: 250-300K TPM, 1K RPM
  • 400+ integrations (APIs, databases, SaaS)
  • Native AI nodes (LLM, vector store, RAG chains)
  • Visual drag-and-drop workflow builder
  • Self-hostable via Docker (full data control)
  • Webhook triggers, cron schedules, event-driven
  • JavaScript/Python code nodes for custom logic
  • Credential management and encryption
  • Active community (52K+ GitHub stars)
Pros
  • + Fastest inference available (500-1000 tok/s)
  • + Free tier with generous limits (250K+ tokens/min)
  • + OpenAI-compatible API — swap one line of code
  • + Latest open-source models (GPT OSS, Llama 4, Qwen3)
  • + Compound AI for agentic workflows (search + code exec)
  • + Self-hostable (full data control)
  • + 400+ integrations
  • + Visual workflow builder
  • + Native AI/LLM nodes
  • + Active community
Cons
  • Cloud-only — cannot self-host LPU hardware
  • Rate limits on free tier (1K RPM)
  • Smaller model catalog than running locally via Ollama
  • Resource-heavy for self-hosting
  • Learning curve for complex workflows
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inferencefastfreehardware
automationworkflowno-codeself-hostedintegrations

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