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Baseten pricing

Baseten is an inference platform for running open-source, custom and fine-tuned AI models, with pre-optimized Model APIs, dedicated GPU deployments and training.

AI API platformsPriced per minuteSelf-serve + sales
Visit BasetenPrices checked Oct 29, 2026

How much does Baseten cost?

Usage price from $1.40/minute
Free plan
Not stated
Free trial
New accounts come with free credits; duration not stated
Usage price
$1.40/minute
Enterprise
Contact sales
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In your favor

  • Free trial. New accounts come with free credits; duration not stated

How you buy and get started

Self-serve + salesButtons on their site: Get started, Start building, Get a quote, Talk to an engineer
Sign up
Self-serve signup
"Get started"
Setup
Not stated
When sales steps in
Pro and Enterprise are by quote
"Get a quote"
Support
Email and in-app chat on Basic
"Email and in-app chat support"
Support
Dedicated Slack and Zoom on Pro
"Dedicated support on Slack and Zoom"

What Baseten does

Baseten offers pay-per-token Model APIs for hosted open models and per-minute dedicated GPU and CPU deployments for custom models, plus a training product. It can run in Baseten's cloud, in a customer's VPC (self-hosted) or hybrid.

Good for
Teams that need high-performance, production-scale inference for open-source, custom or fine-tuned models, including regulated workloads that need SOC 2 or HIPAA.
Channels
Baseten Cloud, Self-hosted (your VPC), Hybrid
Main product
Baseten Inference Stack: Model APIs, Dedicated Deployments and Training
Also includes
Dedicated deployments, Model APIs, Training, Fast cold starts, SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA compliant, Email and in-app chat support
Public API
Yes
MCP server
Not stated
  • Pay-per-token pricingPrice per 1M tokens
  • Multiple models availableInstant access to pre-optimized models running on the Baseten Inference Stack.
  • Fine-tuning supportServe open-source, custom, and fine-tuned AI models on infra purpose-built for high-performance inference at m
  • Streaming responsesWe built real-time audio streaming to power AI phone calls, voice agents, translation, and more with the lowes
  • Tool and function callingNot stated
  • SOC 2 complianceWe are SOC-2 Type II certified and HIPAA compliant across all hosting options
  • No training on your dataNot stated
  • Discounted batch processingNot stated

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Security and your data

QuestionTheir answerWhere it says so
Trains AI on your data?Not stated
HIPAA (signs a BAA)available"Baseten's standard BAA is available at <https://www.baseten.co/baa>"terms
SOC 2SOC 2 Type II"Yes, Baseten is SOC 2 Type II certified and HIPAA compliant."pricing
GDPRlisted"GDPR"security
CCPAcompliant"CCPA"security
PCIPCI DSS SAQ D"PCI DSS - SAQ D"security
ISO 27001ISO 27001:2022"ISO 27001:2022"security
Single sign-onsupported"With RBAC and fine-grained team-level access controls, SSO, integration support across detailed logging, custom metrics, and tracing"enterprise
Trust centerhttps://trust.baseten.co"Baseten's Trust Center"security

Security answers are the vendor's own claims, quoted. We don't audit them.

Every plan

PlanMonthlyBilled yearlyIncludedOver the allowanceWhere it says so
Basicper month, pay as you go $0 – – – "$0 per month, pay as you go"
Model APIs: GLM-5.3 (input)per 1M input tokens $1.40per minute – – – "$1.40"
Dedicated Deployments: H100 (80 GiB VRAM)per minute $0.11per minute – – – "$0.10833"
Dedicated Deployments: A100 (80 GiB VRAM)per minute $0.07per minute – – – "$0.06667"
Dedicated Deployments: T4 (16 GiB VM)per minute $0.01per minute – – – "$0.01052"
Pro Quote – – – "Volume discounts available"
Enterprise Quote – – – "Contact our sales team to discuss pricing based on your specific needs"

Fine print

Billing increment
per minute
"Only pay for the compute you use, down to the minute."
Billed beyond usage
Not stated
Contract
Not stated
Refunds
Not stated
Auto renew
Not stated
Price change notice
Not stated

"Not stated" means we read their pricing page and terms and they don't say.

About the company

Legal name
Baseten Labs, Inc.
Address
560 Davis St., Suite 250, San Francisco, CA 94111
Ships updates
3 in the last 12 months
Last on Oct 28, 2026, from their changelog
Founder
Tuhin Srivastava, CEO and Co-Founder
Founder
Amir Haghighat, CTO and Co-Founder
Founder
Phil Howes, Co-Founder & Chief Scientist
Founder
Pankaj Gupta, Co-Founder

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Questions

Is Baseten free?

There's no free plan. Free trial: New accounts come with free credits; duration not stated.

Is Baseten HIPAA compliant?

Baseten says a HIPAA BAA is available.