Region benchmark
LLM API Latency from Singapore
Singapore developers access OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, and other LLM APIs with 388-760ms median latency in the current snapshot. Best provider for Singapore right now: DeepSeek.
Current latency
Current latency table
| Provider | Model | Region | P50 | P95 | P99 | TTFT | Tokens/sec | Collected |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeepSeek | deepseek-chat | Singapore | 388ms | 990ms | 1570ms | 456ms | 78 |
Provider-by-provider breakdown
Best provider for Singapore by use case
| Use case | Best provider/model | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| Real-time chat | DeepSeek Chat | Lowest Singapore P50 in the sample. |
| Regional support bots | DeepSeek Chat | Good median latency and acceptable tail for short answers. |
| Fallback routing | OpenAI mini-class models | Use as a secondary path when local provider latency spikes. |
How Singapore developers can reduce latency
Singapore is a practical hub for Southeast Asia workloads. It can be faster than Japan or Australia for region-wide products.
- Benchmark from Singapore separately when serving Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, or India.
- Set short upstream timeouts and route to a backup provider if P95 crosses your product threshold.
- Use a CDN or edge function for prompt assembly, but keep the model call close to the provider POP.
Compare this page with the global leaderboard and the benchmark method in How to Measure LLM Latency Correctly.