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LLM APIs & Inference

Serverless platform for running AI and ML workloads

E2B

Developer Tools

Secure cloud sandboxes for AI-generated code execution

FeatureModalE2B
CategoryLLM APIs & InferenceDeveloper Tools
PricingPay-per-use + $30 free/moFree tier, pay-per-use for production
GitHub Stars
More stars
8k
PlatformsWeb
Key Features
  • Serverless GPU
  • Container orchestration
  • Cron jobs
  • Web endpoints
  • Fine-tuning
    Pros
    • + Serverless GPU with simple Python API
    • + $30/mo free credits
    • + Web endpoints and cron jobs
    • + Fast cold starts
    • + Great developer experience
    • + Millisecond sandbox startup
    • + Full Linux environment per sandbox
    • + SDKs for Python and JavaScript
    • + Secure code execution for AI agents
    Cons
    • Python-only
    • Vendor lock-in risk
    • Debugging can be tricky
    • Pricing opaque for large workloads
    • Cloud-only (no self-hosted option)
    • Costs scale with usage
    Tags
    serverlessgpucloudinfrastructure

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