Fireworks AI Alternative for India

Fireworks AI users: same class of open models, ₹-native billing

Fireworks AI is a solid host for open-weight inference, but it settles internationally — payment friction and no GST input-tax credit for Indian teams. unoblox runs a comparable roster of open-weight models — Llama, Qwen, Gemma, DeepSeek, Kimi — behind one OpenAI-compatible, ₹-billed endpoint hosted in India.

Capability matrix

Feature	Fireworks	unoblox
Open-weight models	Llama, Qwen, and others	Llama 4, Qwen3, Gemma 4, DeepSeek, Kimi K2.7
Serverless inference	Yes	Yes
Streaming, tool calls, JSON mode	Yes	Yes
Native embeddings/rerank	Yes	Yes — Qwen3 Embedding + Reranker, ₹0
Data residency	International	India (Yotta)
Billing	International invoice	Monthly GST invoice, ₹ only

Real ₹ pricing (per 1M tokens, input / output)

Model	Input	Output
Llama 4 Maverick	₹20.16	₹80.64
Llama 4 Scout	₹10.08	₹30.24
Qwen3.8-27B (open weights, vision)	₹16.32	₹48.96
Gemma 4 31B	₹13.10	₹38.30
Qwen3 1.7B	₹0 (free)	₹0 (free)

For anything not listed here — DeepSeek, Kimi K2.7, Qwen3 Max — check live rates on /models; we don't quote a number we can't stand behind.

Migrate in three steps

1. Sign up at unoblox.ai and copy your API key (ub-gw-…) from the admin console.

2. Update your config:

from openai import OpenAI
client = OpenAI(
    api_key="ub-gw-...",
    base_url="https://api.unoblox.ai/v1"
)

3. Point your existing model calls at the new base URL. Everything else — stream=True, tool calls, JSON mode — behaves the same as it did against Fireworks.

Why Indian teams move

• No international payment friction. One ₹ line on a GST invoice instead of a foreign-currency statement.
• Input-tax credit. Claim 18% back on every rupee of eligible inference spend.
• Free tier to prototype. Qwen3 1.7B is ₹0, so early builds cost nothing before you commit to a paid model.
• Native embeddings and reranking. Qwen3-Embedding and Qwen3-Reranker ship on the same key, also ₹0 to start.
• India-hosted. Data-residency questions from security review are answered before they're asked.

Frequently asked questions

Will my Fireworks-style requests work unchanged? Yes — OpenAI-format chat completions, streaming, and tool calls are byte-for-byte compatible. Only the base_url and key change.

Do you auto-scale like Fireworks does? Requests queue fairly under normal load with no setup required. For guaranteed reserved throughput at higher volumes, email sales@unoblox.ai to discuss priority queueing.

Can I run both in parallel before switching fully? Yes. Keep Fireworks live, route a slice of traffic to unoblox, compare latency and output quality for a week or two, then cut over.

Where do I find pricing for a model not listed above? /models shows every live model with its current ₹ rate — we'd rather point you there than guess.

What happens if a model gets deprecated upstream? We give 30 days' notice before retiring any model and keep the core open-weight lineup (Llama, Qwen, Gemma) stable long-term.

Get started in rupees → https://unoblox.ai/sign-in