Provider decision lab

Find the LLM provider that actually fits your traffic, budget and stack.

Get a live provider recommendation, then stress-test the monthly cost with token volume, region, free tiers and OpenAI-compatible routing.

Workflow

Intent

Use case

01

Budget

Monthly cap

02

Quota

RPM target

03

Rank

Live fit

04
API-ranked

Live recommendations

Uses DealsForge provider, deal, price and confidence data.

Live offers

Cost simulator

Compares real model-provider offers, region, free tier and monthly budget.

No dead end

Fallback safe

Local rules stay available when the live recommendation API is unreachable.

Need a second pair of eyes?

Turn this cost scenario into a 48h routing audit.

Send the stack behind your estimate and get cheaper routes, fallback notes and config-shaped recommendations before the next invoice lands.

Start with the 4-line brief

No keys, no repo access. A rough paragraph is fine; we just need enough context to decide whether the 100 EUR audit has a practical route to test.

1. providers/models:
2. rough monthly spend or token volume:
3. workflow type:
4. one expensive session or failure loop:
Email brief

Calculator result is not the final cost

Check cost per accepted change before moving traffic.

Monthly token spend misses repo scan, retries, terminal output and review loops in agent workflows.

Accepted-change worksheet

Step-by-step match

Find your ideal LLM provider

Answer 3 quick questions and rank providers from live DealsForge signals.

Live API
1
1/3 Use Case
2
2/3 Budget
3
3/3 Quota

What will you use the LLM for?

Cost scenario

LLM cost calculator

Model monthly spend from task presets, retry overhead, token mix, free tiers and region fit.

Scenario lab
Models and provider offers are loaded from the live DealsForge catalog.

Task preset

x
$

15 000

monthly requests

19 440 000

adjusted input tokens

7 290 000

adjusted output tokens

Common questions

Quick answers about the provider recommendation and cost simulation.

How does the provider recommendation work?

The decision engine queries the live DealsForge API with your use case, budget, and quota. It ranks real providers by deal signals, pricing, reliability, and community confidence — not static rules.

Is the cost calculator accurate?

The calculator uses live provider-model pricing where available and falls back to conservative estimates. You can adjust task presets, token mix, request volume and retry overhead. Use the results as a directional comparison tool, not a final invoice.

Can I use these providers in production?

Yes. Every provider listed has at least one public, documented API. Some are free with rate limits, others require payment. Always verify uptime and support SLAs directly with the provider before production deployment.

Why do some providers show as not priced?

Some providers only publish pricing behind authentication or quote requests. We label these honestly rather than guessing. If a provider you use shows no pricing, contact them and ask for public pricing — it helps the whole community.