Communication & Collaboration · head to head
Flock vs Together AI

Flock
Communication & Collaboration
Organized team communication platform
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Flock the Starter plan only makes the most recent 10,000 messages searchable and caps public channels at 10; Together AI fine tuning carries a minimum charge of $4.00 per job regardless of dataset size
- They diverge on capability: Flock covers Team chat, Together AI covers Open-source models.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Flock and Together AI actually diverge.
| Attribute | Flock | Together AI |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | subscription | usage-based |
| Platforms | Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android | Api, Cloud |
| Category | Communication & Collaboration | AI Tools |
| Founded | 2014 | 2022 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), user rating (Not yet rated).
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 Flock
- Team chat
- Channels
- Threads
- File sharing
- Polls
- Integrations
- Mobile apps
- Slack
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.
Flock
- Team messaging with channels, direct messages and file sharingnot Together AI
- Running polls, to-dos and reminders inside a chat workspacenot Together AI
- Video conferencing and screen sharing for small teamsnot Together AI
Together AI
- Serverless inference against open source chat, vision, embedding, image and video modelsnot Flock
- Renting dedicated single tenant H100, H200 or B200 GPU clusters by the hournot Flock
- Fine tuning open weight models on a per token basisnot Flock
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Flock
- The Starter plan only makes the most recent 10,000 messages searchable and caps public channels at 10
- Starter storage is 5 GB for the entire team, against 10 GB per member on Pro and 20 GB per member on Enterprise
- Starter allows a single team admin and a single approved domain
- Group video calls and screen sharing require the Pro plan; Starter is limited to 1-1 video calls
- Group video calls are capped at 20 participants even on Enterprise
- Single Sign-On and Active Directory sync are Enterprise only
- Enterprise is quote only, with no published rate, and is positioned for organisations with 100 or more members
- Unlimited auto-join and announcement channels require Enterprise; Starter and Pro get one of each
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
Flock
Free- FreeFree
- Unlimited chats
- Channels
- File sharing
- Pro$5/month
- Everything in Free
- Advanced search
- API access
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 Flock if
- You need team chat.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android.
- You also want channels.
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 Flock or Together AI better?
- Neither clearly leads. Flock 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, Flock or Together AI?
- Flock starts at Free and Together AI at Free.
- Does Flock or Together AI run on more platforms?
- Flock runs on Web, Windows, Macos, Ios, Android. Together AI runs on Api, Cloud.
- Can I use Flock for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Flock best used for?
- Flock is most often used for team messaging with channels, direct messages and file sharing, running polls, to-dos and reminders inside a chat workspace, video conferencing and screen sharing for small teams. Of those, team messaging with channels, direct messages and file sharing and running polls, to-dos and reminders inside a chat workspace are not what Together AI is typically brought in for.
- What can Flock do that Together AI cannot?
- Flock covers Team chat, Channels, Threads, File sharing. Together AI covers Open-source models, Fine-tuning, Fast inference, Embeddings.
Related pages
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