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Clockwise vs Together AI

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Clockwise

Software

Intelligent calendar management for teams

From
Free
Rated
-
Together AI logo

Together AI

Software

Open-source AI at scale

From
Free
Rated
-

The short version

  • Each has a real cost: Clockwise service discontinued and shut down on March 27, 2026; Together AI fine tuning carries a minimum charge of $4.00 per job regardless of dataset size
  • They diverge on capability: Clockwise covers Focus Time protection, Together AI covers Open-source models.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Clockwise and Together AI actually diverge.

Attributes where Clockwise and Together AI differ
AttributeClockwiseTogether AI
Pricing modelfreemiumusage-based
PlatformsWebApi, Cloud
Founded20162022

Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), 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 Clockwise

  • Focus Time protection
  • Meeting optimization
  • Scheduling links
  • Team analytics
  • Conflict resolution
  • Google Calendar
  • Slack
  • Zoom

Only in Together AI

  • Open-source models
  • Fine-tuning
  • Fast inference
  • Embeddings
  • REST API
  • Python SDK
  • OpenAI compatible
  • Api support

What people use each for

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

Clockwise

  • Schedulingnot Together AI
  • Appointment bookingnot Together AI
  • Time trackingnot Together AI
  • Resource managementnot Together AI
  • Team coordinationnot Together AI

Together AI

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

Where each one falls short

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

Clockwise

  • Service discontinued and shut down on March 27, 2026
  • All user data was deleted upon shutdown
  • Integration with Asana was removed during product lifecycle

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

Clockwise

Free
  • FreeFree
    • Focus Time
    • Meeting optimization
    • Personal analytics
  • Teams$6.75/month
    • Team analytics
    • Flexible meetings
    • Admin controls

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 Clockwise if

  • You need focus time protection.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You also want meeting optimization.

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.

Questions people ask

Is Clockwise or Together AI better?
Neither clearly leads. Clockwise starts at Free and Together AI at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Clockwise or Together AI?
Clockwise starts at Free and Together AI at Free.
Does Clockwise or Together AI run on more platforms?
Clockwise runs on Web. Together AI runs on Api, Cloud.
Can I use Clockwise for free?
Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
What is Clockwise best used for?
Clockwise is most often used for scheduling, appointment booking, time tracking, resource management. Of those, scheduling and appointment booking are not what Together AI is typically brought in for.
What can Clockwise do that Together AI cannot?
Clockwise covers Focus Time protection, Meeting optimization, Scheduling links, Team analytics. Together AI covers Open-source models, Fine-tuning, Fast inference, Embeddings.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Clockwise: What happened to Clockwise?

Clockwise was acquired by Salesforce and shut down on March 27, 2026. The company announced the team was joining Salesforce to work on Agentforce. User data was deleted and prorated refunds were issued to paying customers.

Source
Clockwise: What integrations did Clockwise support?

Clockwise integrated with Google Calendar, Microsoft Outlook, Slack, and previously Asana (though this integration was discontinued).

Source
Clockwise: What were Clockwise's key features?

Clockwise offered AI-powered focus time protection, automatic meeting buffers, Slack status sync, smart lunch breaks, and team calendar synchronization to optimize schedules and prevent burnout.

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