# The best AI model APIs and platforms

> Where do I call the models from inside my own product, and what does it cost per thousand calls?

- Canonical: https://serchai.com/en/best-ai/model-apis-and-platforms/
- Site: Serchai (https://serchai.com) — AI tools comparator
- Language: en
- Updated: 2026-08-10

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> **The question this segment answers:** Where do I call the models from inside my own product, and what does it cost per thousand calls?

## Ranking

1. [Modal](https://serchai.com/en/reviews/modal/) — 4.2/5 · Free — Deploy Python functions on GPUs and call them as endpoints from your own product.
2. [Baseten](https://serchai.com/en/reviews/baseten/) — 4.1/5 · Free — Inference infrastructure for serving models in production.
3. [Hugging Face](https://serchai.com/en/reviews/hugging-face/) — 3.9/5 · Free + from $9 — A catalogue of open models with managed inference to call them from your product.
4. [FastGPT](https://serchai.com/en/reviews/fastgpt/) — 3.8/5 · Free + from 99 CNY — Open-source platform for building RAG chatbots on your documents.
5. [AIML API](https://serchai.com/en/reviews/aiml-api/) — 3.4/5 · Free trial · from $20 — One API for hundreds of AI models, with a single key.