# Meta vs GMI Cloud

> Meta sells its own Muse models from a new API. GMI Cloud sells 100+ third-party models on owned GPUs with data centers across the US and Asia-Pacific.

Canonical: https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/meta-vs-gmi-cloud · By The Subconscious Team · Updated September 30, 2026

## How they compare

GMI Cloud is an infrastructure provider. It owns NVIDIA hardware in Tier-4 data centers in Silicon Valley, Colorado, Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia, and its Inference Engine offers 100+ models through an OpenAI-compatible API, including 45+ LLMs, 50+ video models, 25+ image models and 15+ audio models from providers like Google Veo, Kling, MiniMax and ElevenLabs. Meta is a model lab selling its own closed Muse Spark 1.3 at $1.25 in and $4.25 out, with Muse Image at $0.01 per image and Muse Voice Transcribe at $0.18 per hour.

Both give one bill for text and media, at very different catalog sizes. Meta's is three house models, simple and cheap. GMI's spans many vendors, including video generation, which Meta does not offer. GMI's edge is regional: in-country facilities in Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia for APAC data residency, and a path to reserved H100 or H200 capacity. It has less developer mindshare and a less current LLM catalog. Meta's API is in preview. APAC companies and video-heavy apps fit GMI. Agent builders who want one strong model fit Meta.

## What each one does

### Meta

Meta has moved from open Llama releases toward its own closed API. Meta Superintelligence Labs builds the Muse family, and in July 2026 Meta opened a public preview of the Meta Model API with Muse Spark 1.1, a multimodal reasoning model aimed at agentic coding, tool use and computer use. The current lineup runs through Muse Spark 1.3 with a 1M token context. Standard pricing is $1.25 in and $4.25 out per million tokens, with cached input at $0.15, and the endpoint speaks OpenAI Chat Completions, Anthropic Messages and a stateful agentic format.

### GMI Cloud

GMI Cloud is a vertically integrated GPU cloud and inference platform that owns its NVIDIA hardware. It runs Tier-4 data centers in Silicon Valley, Colorado, Taiwan, Thailand and Malaysia, and as an NVIDIA Cloud Partner it gets priority access to H100, H200 and B200 supply. The company pivoted from crypto mining into AI, which gave it experience standing up high-density power and cooling fast. An $82M Series A came from Headline, Wistron and Thai energy group Banpu.

## Which is best, and when

### Choose Meta for

- One agentic model with cheap image and speech add-ons
- Drop-in OpenAI and Anthropic compatibility
- Low-cost prototyping on the Contributor tier

### Choose GMI Cloud for

- APAC data residency in Taiwan, Thailand or Malaysia
- Video generation next to LLMs on one API
- Reserved GPU capacity as usage grows

## At a glance

| Attribute | Meta | GMI Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Model access | Closed API; open Muse Glimmer | Open and third-party models |
| Flagship models | Muse Spark 1.3, Muse Glimmer | GLM-4.7-Flash, Google Veo |
| Speed | ~145–233 tok/s on Muse Spark 1.3 | Near bare-metal performance |
| Price | $1.25 in, $4.25 out; Contributor tier cheaper | $0.07 in, $0.40 out (GLM-4.7-Flash) |
| Customization | Open Muse Glimmer weights to fine-tune | - |
| Deployment | Meta Model API (preview) | Shared, autoscaling, reserved GPUs |
| Long context | 1M | Varies by model |

## FAQ

### What is the difference between Meta and GMI Cloud?

Meta sells its own Muse models from a new API. GMI Cloud sells 100+ third-party models on owned GPUs with data centers across the US and Asia-Pacific.

### When should I choose Meta over GMI Cloud?

One agentic model with cheap image and speech add-ons; Drop-in OpenAI and Anthropic compatibility; Low-cost prototyping on the Contributor tier.

### When should I choose GMI Cloud over Meta?

APAC data residency in Taiwan, Thailand or Malaysia; Video generation next to LLMs on one API; Reserved GPU capacity as usage grows.

### Is Meta or GMI Cloud cheaper?

Meta: $1.25 in, $4.25 out; Contributor tier cheaper. GMI Cloud: $0.07 in, $0.40 out (GLM-4.7-Flash). The cheaper choice depends on the model and workload.

### Which has more context, Meta or GMI Cloud?

Meta: 1M. GMI Cloud: Varies by model.

## Running long-horizon agents?

If your agents run past 200K tokens, compare both against Subconscious: [Subconscious vs Meta](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/subconscious-vs-meta.md), [Subconscious vs GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/compare/subconscious-vs-gmi-cloud.md).

Full profiles: [Meta](https://www.subconscious.dev/providers/meta.md), [GMI Cloud](https://www.subconscious.dev/providers/gmi-cloud.md).