Together AI: The AI Acceleration Cloud
Together AI offers a comprehensive platform for the entire generative AI lifecycle, from model training and fine-tuning to inference. It's designed for speed, cost-effectiveness, and scalability, catering to both developers and businesses.
Key Features
- Blazing-Fast Inference: Deploy AI models quickly using serverless or dedicated endpoints, within your enterprise VPC or on-premises. Together AI boasts SOC 2 and HIPAA compliance.
- Flexible Fine-Tuning: Customize pre-trained models to your specific needs with full model ownership. Choose between full fine-tuning or the more efficient LoRA method.
- Powerful GPU Clusters: Access high-performance clusters equipped with NVIDIA GB200, H200, and H100 GPUs for accelerated large model training. Pricing starts at $1.75/hour.
- Open-Source Model Support: Work with open-source models like Llama, offering flexibility and avoiding vendor lock-in. OpenAI-compatible APIs are also available.
- Comprehensive Model Selection: Choose from a wide array of models for various tasks, including chat, image generation, code, and more.
- Cutting-Edge Research: Together AI leverages its own research advancements, such as Cocktail SGD and FlashAttention-3, for significantly faster training and inference.
- Robust Management Tools: Utilize Slurm and Kubernetes for seamless orchestration of AI workloads.
- Expert Support: Benefit from expert AI advisory services for custom model development and best practices.
Use Cases
Together AI caters to a broad range of users and applications:
- Generative AI Development: Build and deploy custom generative AI models for various tasks.
- Model Fine-tuning: Adapt existing models to specific needs and datasets.
- High-Performance Computing: Leverage powerful GPU clusters for demanding AI workloads.
- Research and Development: Accelerate AI research with advanced tools and infrastructure.
Comparisons
Together AI distinguishes itself through its focus on speed, cost-effectiveness, and open-source model support. Compared to other platforms, Together AI offers:
- Up to 4x faster inference than comparable solutions (based on internal testing with Llama-3 8B).
- Up to 11x lower cost than leading alternatives (based on November 2023 pricing comparisons with OpenAI GPT-3.5-Turbo).
Pricing
Pricing varies depending on the chosen service (inference, fine-tuning, GPU clusters). Contact sales for detailed pricing information.
Conclusion
Together AI provides a powerful and flexible platform for the entire generative AI lifecycle. Its focus on speed, cost-effectiveness, and open-source compatibility makes it a compelling choice for developers and businesses alike.
