CaseDesk vs Replicate

Replicate runs models on Replicate-managed infrastructure and charges for that runtime. CaseDesk is a private AI control plane: it routes to infrastructure your organisation or selected provider controls.

Question	CaseDesk	Replicate
Where does runtime execute?	Your approved connection	Replicate infrastructure
Who receives the runtime bill?	Your cloud or provider	Replicate
What does the platform charge?	Prepaid CaseDesk service fee	Hosted model usage
Regional control	Your selected environment and declared boundary	Provider options
Trial	Customer-funded connected endpoint after free API sandbox	Provider product terms

Choose CaseDesk when you need one compatible API and governed routing without transferring runtime ownership to a platform provider.