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Anthropic API vs Together AI

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Anthropic API

Software

Claude API for developers

From
$3/per-million-tokens
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
Together AI logo

Together AI

Software

Open-source AI at scale

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Together AI has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Anthropic API aWS Marketplace lists Claude Opus 4.8 (Amazon Bedrock Edition), published by seller Anthropic, at $5.00 per million input tokens and $25.00 per million output tokens for standard usage, or $2.50 and $12.50 per million tokens respectively for batch processing; Together AI fine tuning carries a minimum charge of $4.00 per job regardless of dataset size
  • They diverge on capability: Anthropic API covers Multiple models, Together AI covers Open-source models.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Anthropic API and Together AI actually diverge.

Attributes where Anthropic API and Together AI differ
AttributeAnthropic APITogether AI
Starting price$3/per-million-tokensFree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsApiApi, Cloud
Founded20212022

Identical on both: pricing model (usage-based), user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Anthropic API

  • Multiple models
  • 200K context
  • Vision capabilities
  • Function calling
  • SDKs
  • Amazon Bedrock
  • Google Vertex

Only in Together AI

  • Open-source models
  • Fine-tuning
  • Fast inference
  • Embeddings
  • Python SDK
  • OpenAI compatible
  • Cloud support

Both cover

  • REST API
  • Api support

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Anthropic API

  • ai tools managementnot Together AI
  • Workflow automationnot Together AI
  • Reportingnot Together AI

Together AI

  • Serverless inference against open source chat, vision, embedding, image and video modelsnot Anthropic API
  • Renting dedicated single tenant H100, H200 or B200 GPU clusters by the hournot Anthropic API
  • Fine tuning open weight models on a per token basisnot Anthropic API

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Anthropic API

  • AWS Marketplace lists Claude Opus 4.8 (Amazon Bedrock Edition), published by seller Anthropic, at $5.00 per million input tokens and $25.00 per million output tokens for standard usage, or $2.50 and $12.50 per million tokens respectively for batch processing
  • AWS Marketplace's Anthropic listing shows cache write tokens billed separately at $6.25 per million tokens for the standard 5-minute cache, rising to $10.00 per million tokens for a 1-hour cache TTL

Together AI

  • Fine tuning carries a minimum charge of $4.00 per job regardless of dataset size
  • Reserved GPU commitments beyond 180 days are priced by contacting sales with no published rate
  • Volume and enterprise discounts are quote only with no published threshold
  • Reserved dedicated inference pricing is contact sales while only on demand rates of $5.49 to $8.99 per GPU hour are published

Pricing, plan by plan

Anthropic API

$3/per-million-tokens
  • Claude 3.5 Sonnet$3/per-million-input-tokens
    • Fast responses
    • 200K context
  • Claude 3 Opus$15/per-million-input-tokens
    • Most capable
    • Complex tasks

Together AI

Free
  • FreeFree
    • $5 credits
    • API access
  • Pay-per-use$0.2/per-million-tokens
    • All models
    • Fine-tuning

Which should you pick?

Choose Anthropic API if

  • You need multiple models.
  • You work on Api.
  • You also want 200k context.
Anthropic API review

Choose Together AI if

  • You need open-source models.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Api, Cloud.
  • You also want fine-tuning.
Together AI review

Questions people ask

Is Anthropic API or Together AI better?
Neither clearly leads. Anthropic API starts at $3/per-million-tokens and Together AI at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Anthropic API or Together AI?
Together AI has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at $3/per-million-tokens for Anthropic API and Free for Together AI.
Does Anthropic API or Together AI run on more platforms?
Anthropic API runs on Api. Together AI runs on Api, Cloud.
Can I use Together AI for free?
Yes. Together AI has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Anthropic API starts at $3/per-million-tokens.
What is Anthropic API best used for?
Anthropic API is most often used for ai tools management, workflow automation, reporting. Of those, ai tools management and workflow automation are not what Together AI is typically brought in for.
What can Anthropic API do that Together AI cannot?
Anthropic API covers Multiple models, 200K context, Vision capabilities, Function calling. Together AI covers Open-source models, Fine-tuning, Fast inference, Embeddings. Both handle REST API, Api support.
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