Together AI Pricing 2026:
Open-Source LLMs at Cloud Scale
Together AI offers the best-priced access to open-source models like Llama 3, Mistral, and Qwen in 2026. Complete pricing guide, fine-tuning costs, and when Together beats AWS or Hugging Face.
Together AI Model Pricing 2026
| Model | Input (per 1M) | Output (per 1M) | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.1 8B Instruct | $0.06 | $0.06 | 128K |
| Llama 3.1 70B Instruct | $0.54 | $0.54 | 128K |
| Llama 3.1 405B Instruct | $5.00 | $5.00 | 128K |
| Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | $0.54 | $0.54 | 128K |
| Mistral 7B Instruct | $0.10 | $0.10 | 32K |
| Mixtral 8x7B Instruct | $0.60 | $0.60 | 32K |
| Qwen2.5 72B Instruct | $1.20 | $1.20 | 128K |
| DeepSeek-V3 | $1.25 | $1.25 | 64K |
| FLUX.1 Schnell (image) | $0.0001/step | N/A | — |
Together AI vs AWS Bedrock vs Groq
| Model | Together AI | AWS Bedrock | Groq |
|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.1 8B | $0.06/M | $0.22/M | $0.06/M |
| Llama 3.1 70B | $0.54/M | $0.72/M | $0.59/M |
| Llama 3.1 405B | $5.00/M | $5.32/M | N/A |
| Mixtral 8x7B | $0.60/M | N/A | $0.24/M |
Together vs AWS: Together is generally 2–3× cheaper than AWS Bedrock for Llama models, without AWS infrastructure lock-in.
Together vs Groq: Groq is faster (LPU hardware, 500+ tokens/sec), Together has more model variety. For latency-sensitive apps, choose Groq. For variety and batch workloads, Together wins.
Together AI Fine-Tuning Pricing
Together AI supports fine-tuning on open-source models — one of their key differentiators:
| Model | Training (per 1M tokens) | Inference after fine-tune |
|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.1 8B | $0.30 | $0.18/M (3× base) |
| Llama 3.1 70B | $3.00 | $1.62/M (3× base) |
| Mistral 7B | $0.30 | $0.30/M |
Fine-tuning Llama 3.1 8B on 5M tokens: $1.50 total — dramatically cheaper than OpenAI's $15 for GPT-4o mini fine-tuning on the same dataset.
Real-World Cost Example: Moving from GPT-4o to Together
Content Generation App (1M tokens/month)
- Current: GPT-4o @ $2.50/M input + $10/M output = ~$12.50/month
- Together Llama 3.1 70B @ $0.54/M (same in/out) = $0.54/month
- Savings: 96% reduction — if quality is acceptable
- Quality test: run 100 side-by-side comparisons before switching
Together AI Free Tier
- $5 free credits on signup — enough for ~1M tokens on smaller models
- No rate limits on free tier (within credit limit)
- API compatible with OpenAI SDK (drop-in replacement)
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