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Description

BaseRT offers a robust inference runtime for LLMs specifically optimized for Apple Silicon, allowing developers to seamlessly access models from Hugging Face, engage in local conversations, or utilize an API compatible with OpenAI through a single command-line interface. Enhanced by meticulously crafted Metal kernels, BaseRT aims to provide exceptional prefill and decoding efficiency on M-series Macs, with benchmark results indicating it performs up to 6.4 times faster in prefill tasks compared to llama.cpp, 3.9 times faster than MLX, and achieves a decoding speed that is 1.33 times quicker. The basert CLI is equipped to manage tasks such as model downloading, conversion, interactive chat, serving capabilities, completion generation, benchmarking, inspection, and bundle signing. Its server functionalities are extensive, encompassing chat interactions, text completions, embeddings, transcription services, tool calls, continuous batching, paged key-value caching, and prefix caching, with support for models that can handle text, vision, and audio data. BaseRT employs a proprietary .base model format that incorporates Q2–Q8 affine quantization, optional AWQ calibration, and signed bundles, and it is capable of converting GGUF, Hugging Face, and MLX checkpoints. Furthermore, this innovative runtime is tailored to maximize the capabilities of Apple Silicon, making it an essential tool for developers in the AI space.

Description

Cheaper Inference serves as an API gateway compatible with OpenAI, enabling users to access various AI models from different providers through a unified API key, thus eliminating the need for any changes in request formatting. Developers have the flexibility to switch providers simply by updating the base URL and API key while retaining the same model, messages, tools, streaming configurations, and response management. This service accommodates both text and image models, facilitates vision-enabled chat requests, offers streaming capabilities, includes prompt caching, provides reasoning controls, and allows temporary image uploads for more extensive vision data. Each request can have its model selected individually, and users can filter the catalog based on model type, vision capabilities, reasoning options, streaming availability, or provider identity. The system includes automatic retries to manage network disruptions and provider errors, with fallback routes available for eligible requests to prevent failures. Additionally, every request is documented in the History section, allowing teams to track request volume, token consumption, and overall operational activity, ensuring comprehensive oversight and management of AI interactions. This transparency assists in optimizing usage and understanding patterns over time.

API Access

Has API Yes 

API Access

Has API Yes 

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Integrations

Claude Fable 5.5 No 
Claude Haiku 5.5 No 
Claude Opus 4.5 No 
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash No 
GLM-4.6 No 
GLM-5.3-Flash No 
GPT-5 nano No 
GPT-5.4 Pro No 
GPT-5.4 mini No 
GPT-5.4 nano No 
GPT-5.5 No 
GPT-5.6 Luna No 
Gemini 2.5 Flash No 
Gemini 3.7 Flash No 
Hugging Face Yes 
Qwen3 Yes 
Qwen3.5 Yes 
Qwen3.6 Yes 
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B No 
gpt-oss-120b No 

Integrations

Claude Fable 5.5 Yes 
Claude Haiku 5.5 Yes 
Claude Opus 4.5 Yes 
DeepSeek-V4.1-Flash Yes 
GLM-4.6 Yes 
GLM-5.3-Flash Yes 
GPT-5 nano Yes 
GPT-5.4 Pro Yes 
GPT-5.4 mini Yes 
GPT-5.4 nano Yes 
GPT-5.5 Yes 
GPT-5.6 Luna Yes 
Gemini 2.5 Flash Yes 
Gemini 3.7 Flash Yes 
Hugging Face No 
Qwen3 No 
Qwen3.5 No 
Qwen3.6 No 
Qwen3.6-35B-A3B Yes 
gpt-oss-120b Yes 

Pricing Details

No price information available.
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Pricing Details

$0.48 per output
Free Trial No 
Free Version No 

Deployment

Web-Based No 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac Yes 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Deployment

Web-Based Yes 
On-Premises No 
iPhone App No 
iPad App No 
Android App No 
Windows No 
Mac No 
Linux No 
Chromebook No 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Customer Support

Business Hours No 
Live Rep (24/7) No 
Online Support Yes 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Types of Training

Training Docs Yes 
Webinars No 
Live Training (Online) No 
In Person No 

Vendor Details

Company Name

Base Compute

Founded

2026

Country

Australia

Website

www.basecompute.co/getbasert

Vendor Details

Company Name

Keak

Country

United States

Website

cheaperinference.com

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