Cohere vs Together AI
On the evidence we track, Cohere leads this comparison with a composite score of 79/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.
Capabilities
Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for inference providers. “-” means undocumented, not absent.
What each one is
The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.
Cohere
LeaderA suite of AI tools including high-performance language models, semantic search and discovery, speech-to-text, and embedding services. Designed to run securely on your own infrastructure or via a managed cloud service, with options to train custom models on proprietary data.
Together AI
Together AI provides cloud infrastructure for hosting and serving open-source language, image, audio, and video models through serverless inference, reserved capacity, and dedicated GPU instances. The platform includes fine-tuning capabilities, batch processing, managed storage, and GPU cluster support for custom model development and training—eliminating the need for users to manage underlying infrastructure.
Pricing
List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.
Cohere
LeaderFree trial tier; pay-per-token from $0.30–$10.00 per 1M tokens depending on model
- API - Command$1.00–$2.00 per 1M tokens
- API - Command-light$0.30–$0.60 per 1M tokens
- API - Command R$0.50–$1.50 per 1M tokens
- API - Command R+ (latest)$2.50–$10.00 per 1M tokens
- Model VaultContact sales
- EnterpriseContact sales
Together AI
Usage-based pricing starting from $0.00014/1M tokens for serverless inference. Reserved capacity and dedicated GPU instances available; on-demand GPU pricing from $3.69/hour.
- Serverless InferenceFrom $0.00014–$15/1M tokens depending on model. Pay only for usage.
- 50+ open-source models
- Variable pricing by model and token type
- Batch API support
- Private endpoints
- Provisioned ThroughputReserved throughput capacity with 99% SLA. PTU-based pricing structure.
- Reserved token capacity
- 99% uptime SLA
- Token-based pricing model
- Production-grade reliability
- Dedicated Inference$3.69–$8.99 per GPU per hour (on-demand); reserved discounts available.
- Single-tenant GPU instances
- Guaranteed performance (no resource sharing)
- Custom model support
- Autoscaling for traffic spikes
Platform & deployment
Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.
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