Baseten: what it charges, what it allows, and what it keeps
thecontinuitylayer.com/inference-apis/basetenAn inference platform for running models in production, with a per-token Model API and dedicated deployments.
- 1Partly
Does Baseten publish a per-token price?
Partly, by Baseten's own page.
The main pricing page would not open without JavaScript, but an official changelog lists elephant-1 at $0.035 per 1M input tokens; it gives no output price because the model returns decisions, not text.
Yes means: Per-token prices are on a public page with no sign-in. Partly means only some models are priced in public, or the price sits on a model page rather than the pricing page.
- 2Yes
Does Baseten publish its rate limits?
Yes, by Baseten's own page.
The docs publish default limits for each account tier, from 15 RPM and 100K TPM unverified up to 120 RPM and 1M TPM on Pro.
Yes means: The docs give request or token numbers for each tier or model. Partly means some numbers, such as a concurrency cap or the top tiers only; no means the numbers are only shown inside a signed-in account.
- 3Not stated
Does Baseten train on your API prompts by default?
Baseten's pages do not say.
None of the official pages that would open said whether Baseten trains on customer prompts or outputs; the terms, privacy and security-practices pages would not open.
Yes means: Here no is the good answer: the provider's page says what you send its API is not used for training unless you opt in. Yes means it is unless you opt out; partly means it depends on the plan, the tier or the upstream provider.
- 4Yes
Does Baseten say how long it keeps your prompts and outputs?
Yes, by Baseten's own page.
Baseten says it does not store inputs or outputs for synchronous Model API requests, under a zero data retention policy.
Yes means: A stated period, or a statement that nothing is kept by default. Partly means a period for some users or requests but not others.
- 5Yes
Does Baseten run a public status page?
Yes, by Baseten's own page.
A public status page shows Model APIs, inference and regional uptime, plus past incidents.
Yes means: A public page shows current uptime and past incidents.
Every grade above is read from Baseten's own page on the day shown. If a page has changed, tell us.