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Baseten vs NVIDIA NIM

Baseten or NVIDIA NIM? Their plans monthly and yearly, the capabilities their makers state, security and latest updates, side by side — read from the makers' own pages.

In short

  • Both: Choice of models, Self-hosted, Runs models for you
  • Only Baseten states: API
  • Only NVIDIA NIM states: Command line, Builds agents and workflows

Baseten

Baseten provides managed infrastructure to deploy, serve, train, and distribute open-source, custom, and fine-tuned AI models.

Plans

Basic

Free

  • Dedicated deployments
  • Model APIs
  • Training
  • Fast cold starts
  • SOC 2 Type II and HIPAA compliant
  • Email and in-app chat support

Dedicated Deployments — T4

  • $0.01052 per minute
  • 16 GiB VM

Dedicated Deployments — L4

  • $0.01414 per minute
  • 24 GiB VRAM

Dedicated Deployments — A10G

  • $0.02012 per minute
  • 24 GiB VM

Dedicated Deployments — A100

  • $0.06667 per minute
  • 80 GiB VRAM

Dedicated Deployments — H100 MIG

  • $0.0625 per minute
  • 40 GiB VRAM

Dedicated Deployments — H100

  • $0.10833 per minute
  • 80 GiB VRAM

Dedicated Deployments — B200

  • $0.16633 per minute
  • 180 GiB VRAM

Prices checked 2026-09-24 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

  • Choice of models — “You can deploy open source and custom models on Baseten.” source
  • Self-hosted — “Yes, you can self-host Baseten in order to manage security and use your own cloud commitments.” source
  • API — “Model APIs” source
  • Runs models for you — “Instant access to pre-optimized models running on the Baseten Inference Stack.” source

Security

  • SOC 2 Type II — “Baseten Labs, Inc. SOC 2 Type 2 Report 5.31.26.pdf” source
  • SOC 2 — “Baseten Labs, Inc. SOC 2 Type 2 Report 5.31.26.pdf” source
  • ISO 27001 — “Baseten Labs, Inc. ISO 27001 Certificate.pdf” source
  • GDPR — “SOC 2 ISO 27001:2022 HIPAA CCPA GDPR PCI DSS - SAQ D” source
  • HIPAA — “Baseten Labs, Inc. HIPAA Report 5.31.26.pdf” source

Latest updates

About Baseten

NVIDIA NIM

NVIDIA NIM provides containerized, optimized inference microservices for deploying AI models on NVIDIA-accelerated infrastructure.

Plans

Subscription (Includes support)

  • $4,500 / GPU (1 year; List Pricing)
  • $1,125 / GPU (1 year; EDU and Inception Pricing)
  • $9,000 / GPU (2 years; List Pricing)
  • $2,250 / GPU (2 years; EDU and Inception Pricing)
  • $13,500 / GPU (3 years; List Pricing)
  • $3,375 / GPU (3 years; EDU and Inception Pricing)
  • $18,000 / GPU (4 years; List Pricing)
  • $4,500 / GPU (4 years; EDU and Inception Pricing)
  • $18,000 / GPU (5 years; List Pricing)
  • $4,500 / GPU (5 years; EDU and Inception Pricing)
  • Includes support

Perpetual

  • $22,500 / GPU (5 years support; List Pricing)
  • $5,625 / GPU (5 years support; EDU and Inception Pricing)
  • 5 years support

Production

  • $1 / hour / GPU + CSP Instance Cost(s)
  • Consumption / Pay as you go
  • Limited to 3 calls

Development

Free

  • Free to use or BYOL + CSP Instance Cost(s)
  • Developer Forum and Discord

Private Offer

Price on request

  • 1- to 3-year subscription
  • NVIDIA AI Enterprise Support

Prices checked 2026-09-24 on the maker’s page.

Capabilities

  • Command line — “Deploy NIM for your model with a single command.” source
  • Choice of models — “Deploy large language models (LLMs) supported by NVIDIA® TensorRT™-LLM, vLLM, or SGLang for low-latency, high-throughput inferencing on NVIDIA-accelerated infrastructure.” source
  • Self-hosted — “NVIDIA NIM combines the ease of use and operational simplicity of managed APIs with the flexibility and security of self-hosting models on your preferred infrastructure.” source
  • Runs models for you — “Get access to unlimited prototyping with hosted APIs for NIM accelerated by DGX Cloud, or download and self-host NIM microservices for research and development as part of the NVIDIA Developer program.” source
  • Builds agents and workflows — “Build AI Agents With NIM” source
About NVIDIA NIM