# Telnyx Inference API

5 Hacker News commenters recommended Telnyx Inference API and 1 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 1 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for low per-token prices from a provider that runs its own GPU infrastructure in several regions. One critic doubts that providing inference is a professional move.

## Why people recommend it

- Cheaper per-token prices than official (3 comments): "Because we own the infra, the per-token price reflects the cost of running the model, not the cost of renting someone else's plus their margin." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49076506)) "10% cheaper than official! Let the inference pricing wars begin!" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49078703)) "Is one which is a bit cheaper" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49116207))
- Runs on own GPU infrastructure (2 comments): "Because we own the infra, the per-token price reflects the cost of running the model, not the cost of renting someone else's plus their margin." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49076506)) "We're unique in that we have B300 in USA, EU, UAE, and AUS." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49085455))

## What people warn about

- Doubts inference is a professional move (1 comments): "But I don't feel like providing inference is a professional move" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49080563))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Fireworks AI](https://hackerapproved.com/p/fireworks.md): 67 recommend
- [Novita AI](https://hackerapproved.com/p/novita.md): 13 recommend
- [Cloudflare Workers AI](https://hackerapproved.com/p/cloudflare-workers-ai.md): 7 recommend
- [Chutes AI](https://hackerapproved.com/p/chutes.md): 6 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://telnyx.com/)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Telnyx Inference API", https://hackerapproved.com/p/telnyx-inference-api/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).