Pick Anyscale if
mL teams already writing Ray who want a workspace instead of a pile of raw VMs.
Read the Anyscale pageAnyscale vs Fireworks AI
Our take
Pick Anyscale if mL teams already writing Ray who want a workspace instead of a pile of raw VMs. Pick Fireworks AI if developers who will pick a library card and copy the Standard $/1M triple. Skip Anyscale if app builders who just need a serverless GPU function (Modal).
Fireworks AI
serverless (and dedicated-GPU) inference
Best for
Anyscale Ray at production scale
Fireworks AI One HTTP call to an open model with a printed row
Free plan
Anyscale No free plan
Fireworks AI No free plan
Lowest paid
Anyscale Not published by the vendor
Fireworks AI NVIDIA Nemotron 3.5 Lightning 30B A3B $0.05
Next step up
Anyscale
Fireworks AI GLM 5.3 Flash $0.15
Runs where
Anyscale Hosted
Fireworks AI
Watch out
Anyscale No published monthly seat
Fireworks AI You are billed per token (or per GPU hour)
Last checked
Anyscale 2026-10-22 · anyscale.com/pricing
Fireworks AI 2026-10-22 · docs.fireworks.ai/serverless/pricing
Which one, then?
Pick Fireworks AI if
developers who will pick a library card and copy the Standard $/1M triple.
Read the Fireworks AI page