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?

RegionFastestp50 TTFBUptime
Asia (Tokyo)fireworks16 ms100%
Europe (Germany)nscale99 ms100%
South America (São Paulo)openrouter58 ms100%
US (Central)fireworks36 ms100%

What changed by more than 25%?

ProviderRegionWeek beforeThis weekChange
inference-netEurope (Germany)103 ms198 ms+92%
inference-netAsia (Tokyo)355 ms670 ms+89%
rekaUS (Central)374 ms169 ms-55%
friendliAsia (Tokyo)295 ms425 ms+44%
hyperbolicUS (Central)217 ms131 ms-40%
inference-netUS (Central)114 ms156 ms+37%
openaiEurope (Germany)225 ms294 ms+31%

Same series: ← 27 July 2026 · 10 August 2026 →

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