Together AI vs Fireworks AI
Side-by-side — pricing, strengths, tradeoffs, and fit.
Together AI
Fast, low-cost inference for open-source LLMs, plus fine-tuning.
Fireworks AI
The fastest inference for generative AI
At a glance
Free TierEnterprise
● Established·From Usage-based (per token)
Free Tier
· Not enough data·From Freemium
Overview
One-liner
One-liner
Fast, low-cost inference for open-source LLMs, plus fine-tuning.
One-liner
The fastest inference for generative AI
Maturity
Maturity
EstablishedMaturity
Not enough dataOpen source
Open source
✕ NoOpen source
✕ NoPricing
Free tier
Free tier
✓ AvailableFree credits for new users
Free tier
✓ AvailableStarts at
Starts at
Usage-based (per token)
Starts at
Freemium
Model
Model
Usage-based
Model
Usage-based
Enterprise
Enterprise
✓ AvailableEnterprise
✕ NoneBest for
✓ Best for
Serving open-source LLMs cheaplyFast API over many open models
Fine-tuning and dedicated hostingCustomize and scale
✓ Best for
Teams needing low-latency open-source model inference, fine-tuned model serving, or building compound AI applications
Not ideal for
✕ Not for
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✕ Not for
Teams that only need flagship proprietary models like GPT-4 or Claude
Strengths
↑ Strengths
Huge open-model catalog
Competitive token pricing
Fine-tuning + dedicated endpoints
↑ Strengths
Fast LLM inference
Fine-tuning
Compound AI
Function calling
Weaknesses
↓ Weaknesses
Cold starts on serverless
↓ Weaknesses
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