AI API latency, week of 03 August 2026: what actually moved
· covers 03 August 2026
Week of 03 August 2026: 3 different providers were fastest across the 4 regions we measure from, and 7 provider-region pairs moved by more than a quarter against the week before.
Who led each region last week?
| Region | Fastest | p50 TTFB | Uptime |
|---|---|---|---|
| Asia (Tokyo) | fireworks | 16 ms | 100% |
| Europe (Germany) | nscale | 99 ms | 100% |
| South America (São Paulo) | openrouter | 58 ms | 100% |
| US (Central) | fireworks | 36 ms | 100% |
What changed by more than 25%?
| Provider | Region | Week before | This week | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| inference-net | Europe (Germany) | 103 ms | 198 ms | +92% |
| inference-net | Asia (Tokyo) | 355 ms | 670 ms | +89% |
| reka | US (Central) | 374 ms | 169 ms | -55% |
| friendli | Asia (Tokyo) | 295 ms | 425 ms | +44% |
| hyperbolic | US (Central) | 217 ms | 131 ms | -40% |
| inference-net | US (Central) | 114 ms | 156 ms | +37% |
| openai | Europe (Germany) | 225 ms | 294 ms | +31% |
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