SambaNova
SambaCloud is SambaNova's inference API for large open models such as DeepSeek, MiniMax, Gemma and gpt-oss, served on the company's own RDU chips through OpenAI-compatible and Anthropic Messages API endpoints.
About SambaNova
Apps and agents built on large open-weight models need fast, low-cost hosted inference without changing their existing OpenAI or Anthropic client code.
Who it’s for
- Developers who want to call large open models through an OpenAI- or Anthropic-compatible API
- Teams running agentic or coding workflows that are sensitive to inference speed and token cost
When to consider it
Consider SambaNova when you want to switch an existing OpenAI or Anthropic SDK integration to hosted open models by changing the base URL, API key and model name.
Tradeoffs & limitations
- Pay-as-you-go per-token pricing that varies by model (for example gpt-oss-120b at $0.22 input and $0.59 output per 1M tokens, DeepSeek-V3.1 at $3 and $4.50); the Free plan still requires adding a payment method and buying credits before the first request.
- The Anthropic Messages API support does not cover server-side tools, PDF document blocks or image URLs; higher rate limits, on-request models and BYOC need the Enterprise plan.
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Documentation-based assessment · Nov 1, 2026 · Prepared with AI assistance; not a hands-on benchmark.
- SambaCloud product page
- SambaCloud pricing
- SambaCloud plans
- SambaCloud now supports the Anthropic Messages API
Checked by SOTA · AI-assisted documentation review. Selection advice is our assessment; verify current requirements for your deployment.
Import history & original evidence
SambaNova official website
SambaCloud is SambaNova's inference API for large open models such as DeepSeek, MiniMax, Gemma and gpt-oss, served on the company's own RDU chips through OpenAI-compatible and Anthropic Messages API endpoints.
Based on official pages and announcements checked on 2026-11-01. No hands-on test, performance benchmark or popularity ranking is claimed.