> Hyperbolic
Hyperbolic (hyperbolic.ai) is an open-access AI cloud providing high-performance serverless inference and GPU rentals. It offers an OpenAI-compatible API to 25+ open-source models including DeepSeek, Qwen, and Llama 3.1 405B. New users receive roughly $1 in trial credits upon phone verification.
// pros
- OpenAI-compatible: a drop-in swap of base_url to api.hyperbolic.xyz/v1, with full docs, a console, and generatable keys
- Backed by a legitimate company and adopted by Hugging Face, Vercel, Google, OpenRouter, Chatbot Arena, etc.; as one of HF's Inference Providers its compliance and identity are trustworthy
- Catalog includes genuine flagship open models like Llama 3.1 405B and DeepSeek V3, with streaming, function calling, and structured output
- Cheap usage-based pricing (inference from ~$0.0001/1K tokens, GPU rental from ~$0.5/GPU/hr); the trial credit allows small-scale validation
// cons
- The free allowance is tiny (~$1), enough only for trial; it converts to pay-as-you-go once used up
- Claiming the trial credit requires phone verification, adding a privacy/onboarding cost
- The inference model catalog is fairly lean (third-party reviews note only a few active models by mid-2026); unsuitable if you need a broad model range
- The decentralized/crowdsourced GPU architecture introduces reliability variance; some third-party reviews recommend it for prototyping rather than production
Good for developers who want to try flagship open models like Llama 3.1 405B or DeepSeek V3 over an OpenAI-compatible API: use the ~$1 sign-up credit for small-scale validation, then pay as you go if satisfied. Treat it as a 'cheap paid inference cloud with a small free trial' rather than a long-term free site; for stability-sensitive production workloads, benchmark first or line up a backup provider.
community_reputation
Hyperbolic is a legitimate AI cloud widely integrated across the mainstream ecosystem (Hugging Face Inference Providers, Vercel, OpenRouter, Chatbot Arena, etc.); its reputation centers on a solid open-model catalog, cheap usage-based pricing, and drop-in OpenAI compatibility. Negatives focus on the small free allowance, a lean inference catalog, and reliability variance under the decentralized architecture (some reviews suggest prototyping use). Overall it is a trustworthy paid cloud rather than a suspicious relay, though its 'free' aspect is limited.
imported analysis — independent third party, not Uprouter editorial · verify before relying on it
How we estimated this: the free allowance is converted to a dollar value using the provider’s own pay-as-you-go rates for the models a typical developer would reach for. When the allowance is metered in requests, tokens or minutes rather than dollars, we assume median usage of the cheapest capable model. Because assumptions are involved, the figure carries the est. flag — treat it as an order of magnitude, not a quote.
note: ~$1 trial credit on signup (phone verification required); occasional promotional credits ($15-$25 for hackathons/events); then PAYG from ~$0.0001/1K tokens. No long-term free flagship quota.
| Plan | Type | Monthly | Input /1M | Output /1M | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier (source-reported) | free | — | — | — | About $1 trial credit on sign-up (phone verification required); occasional promotional credits (e.g. $15 or $25 for hackathons/events); pay-as-you-go afterward, from about $0.0001 per 1K tokens. No long-term fully-free flagship-model quota. |
| Pay-as-you-go | payg | — | $0.200 | $0.200 | Rate for Llama 3.1 405B; other models vary. |
Pricing normalized from public sources — always verify with the provider.
// model prices
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek V3 | — | — | — |
| Llama 3.1 405B (BF16, currently the only public 405B Base) | — | — | — |
| Qwen family | — | — | — |
| FLUX / Stable Diffusion (image) | — | — | — |
| Melo TTS (audio) | — | — | — |
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$ Does Hyperbolic have a free tier?
Yes — Hyperbolic offers a free tier that we value at roughly $1.00 in free credits (estimate — derived from rate-limited usage at pay-as-you-go prices). Always confirm current limits on Hyperbolic's official pricing page — free tiers change without notice.
$ How much does Hyperbolic cost per 1M tokens?
Hyperbolic does not publish simple per-1M-token pricing (it may bill per request, per output, or via a subscription plan). Check their official pricing page for exact figures.
$ Is Hyperbolic safe to use?
Uprouter rates Hyperbolic as low risk. Hyperbolic is a well-funded AI infrastructure provider with transparent operations, providing both serverless inference and raw GPU capacity (H100/H200). Its business model is based on paid compute, with a small trial credit for new users. Risk ratings are editorial, evidence-based, and never influenced by affiliate relationships.
$ Can I use Hyperbolic through Uprouter Connect?
Yes — Hyperbolic is Connect-compatible. Add your Hyperbolic API key in Uprouter Connect (encrypted at rest) and route requests to it through one OpenAI- and Claude-compatible API, optionally behind failover aliases. Uprouter meters the traffic in compute at the provider's listed rate.
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// more_informationprice history · live status · risk & confidence · code snippets
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live_status
full history →best-effort probes · not a guarantee · last 13h ago
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Uprouter runs its own probes; best-effort, not a guarantee. Probe results depend on our network location and cadence — for production, always use the provider’s own status page.
risk_&_confidence
Hyperbolic is a well-funded AI infrastructure provider with transparent operations, providing both serverless inference and raw GPU capacity (H100/H200). Its business model is based on paid compute, with a small trial credit for new users.
Confidence reflects how much verifiable evidence (official docs, probe history, community reports) backs this entry. Risk is our editorial assessment of operator reliability and terms — not financial advice.
code_snippets
curl https://uprouter.online/api/connect/v1/chat/completions \ -H "Authorization: Bearer upr_live_YOUR_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{
"model": "deepseek-v3",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello via Hyperbolic" }]
}'Metered in Uprouter compute — the usage log shows which upstream served each request and its exact cost.
Ranked by neutral similarity signals only — live status, Connect compatibility, free-tier shape and free-credit proximity. Commercial relationships never influence this list.