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Lambda Inference API Alternative
Lambda is winding down its Inference API. Move your workloads to European GPUs now, calmly, before a deadline does it for you.
Lambda built its name on GPU cloud, and that is where the company is doubling down: the Inference API is being phased out. Their own site says it in so many words, "As the Inference API winds down". If you are building on that API today, that sentence tells you everything: the endpoint your production depends on is on its way out.
The right moment to move is now, while everything still works and you can test at your own pace. HostYourAI is a natural landing spot: the same kind of OpenAI compatible API over open models, but running on GPUs in European datacenters, operated by a Dutch company.
Why migrate now rather than later
An API being wound down rarely degrades with a polite announcement for every change. Models quietly drop out of the lineup, limits tighten, support slips down the priority list. Migrating now means you set the schedule: run both endpoints side by side for a while, compare outputs on your own prompts, and flip the traffic when you are ready, not when a shutdown date forces you.
What you get at HostYourAI
The same API pattern
The API speaks OpenAI's /v1/chat/completions format, including SSE streaming, just like Lambda's Inference API. Existing clients, LangChain chains and homegrown wrappers keep working. On top of that comes something almost nobody in the market offers: an Anthropic compatible /v1/messages endpoint with x-api-key authentication, so the Anthropic SDK can talk to the platform directly.
Open models per token, or a GPU of your own
On the shared Router you pay per token for open models such as Llama, Qwen, Mistral and DeepSeek from the model catalog; models scale to zero when there is no traffic. If you have steady volume or need a specific model, you deploy a dedicated vLLM instance that is yours alone, in a few clicks.
A European chain as a bonus
Lambda is a US company. HostYourAI is Dutch, all inference runs in European datacenters and there is no American cloud in the chain. You get a DPA, a public subprocessor list, the guarantee that your data is never used for training, and a 99.9% SLA. For European teams, the transfer paragraph disappears from the processing register. Billing is prepaid; see the pricing page.
EU Inference Router
‹ Insight 1 of 28 ›Migrating in three steps
- Create an API key. Register, top up your prepaid credit and generate a hyai key in the dashboard.
- Change your base_url. Point it at https://hostyourai.com/api/v1 and replace your Lambda key with the hyai key.
- Pick a model. Fill in a model name from the catalog and compare outputs against your current endpoint for a few days.
from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
base_url="https://hostyourai.com/api/v1",
api_key="hyai-...",
)
response = client.chat.completions.create(
model="llama-3.3-70b",
messages=[{"role": "user", "content": "Summarize these release notes."}],
stream=True,
)More detail lives in the guide Migrate your OpenAI client to the EU Router.
Questions about a Lambda Inference API alternative
Is the Lambda Inference API really shutting down?
Lambda's own site talks about the service winding down ("as the Inference API winds down"). Exact dates may differ per account, but the direction is clear: the company is focusing on GPU cloud.
Do I have to rewrite my code?
No. Both APIs follow the OpenAI format. You change the base_url, the API key and the model name; temperature, system prompts and streaming behave the way you are used to.
Can I switch gradually?
Yes, and that is the recommended path. Send part of your traffic through HostYourAI, compare quality and latency, then move the rest. Prepaid credit keeps such a trial cheap and commitment free.
Which models can I run?
The catalog covers the major open families such as Llama, Qwen, Mistral, DeepSeek and GLM. Anything missing can be deployed on a dedicated instance with vLLM.
What about streaming?
SSE streaming works on both the Router and dedicated instances, in the same format as OpenAI. The Anthropic endpoint supports streaming responses as well.
Everything you need for AI
From model hosting to a customer-facing API, it is built for developers and businesses who want their AI running on infrastructure they actually control, inside the EU.
Your data and your models stay on European GPUs. GDPR-friendly by design.
Llama, Qwen, DeepSeek, Mistral, FLUX and plenty more. Pick one and it is warm in minutes, with no DevOps on your end.
Point your existing client at the Router and keep your tools. No rewrite, no lock-in.
From zero to a warm endpoint in minutes
No infra to manage. Pick a model, get an OpenAI-compatible URL, ship.
Pick a model
Choose from the Model Garden or paste any HuggingFace ID. Set the VRAM and pick an EU GPU.
Get your endpoint
We deploy vLLM, run readiness probes, and hand you a warm OpenAI- and Anthropic-compatible URL plus an API key.
Route and ship
Point your client at the Router. It auto-routes to a warm instance, idles GPUs when nobody is online, and logs every request.
Private by Default
HostYourAI keeps your models, prompts and data on European GPUs. It is built for teams that care about compliance, reliability and real control.
GPUs and data residency inside Europe. Your prompts never leave the EU.
Run open-weight models with no black boxes or hidden telemetry.
GPUs idle when nobody is online, so you only pay for what you run.
Your infra, your keys, your models. Leave whenever you want.
Works with the tools you already use
The Router speaks the OpenAI and Anthropic APIs, so it drops straight into the clients and SDKs your team already runs. Just change the base URL.
Try HostYourAI for free
Frequently asked questions
Can I run this in the EU?
Yes. HostYourAI runs open models on GPUs in European datacenters via vLLM. Your prompts and outputs never leave the EU and there is no US cloud provider in the chain.
Is it GDPR-compliant?
Yes. All processing happens inside the EU, a Data Processing Agreement (DPA) is available and the subprocessor list is public. Open weights also mean no training on your data.
Is the API OpenAI-compatible?
Yes. Point your existing OpenAI or Anthropic client at our Router (https://hostyourai.com/api/v1), change only the base URL and API key. No rewrite, no lock-in.
What does it cost?
Pay-as-you-go on one prepaid credit balance: the shared router per token or a dedicated GPU per hour. Free to start, no minimum, no fixed monthly fee.
Works with 390+ open models
Text and image models on dedicated EU GPUs. Every model tested on our own hardware.
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