Updated March 10, 2026
Baseten is a model inference platform that lets developers deploy and scale ML models with high-performance GPU infrastructure. It supports custom model deployments with autoscaling, and hosts popular open-source models through its Truss serving framework.
Replicate is a platform for running AI models in the cloud with a simple API. It hosts thousands of open-source models including Llama, Stable Diffusion, and Whisper, letting developers run them with a single API call. Replicate handles GPU provisioning, scaling, and model optimization automatically.
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