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Hetzner Cloud vs Together AI

Hetzner Cloud
Cloud & Infrastructure
Affordable cloud servers in Europe
- From
- Free
- Rated
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The short version
- Each has a real cost: Hetzner Cloud cost-Optimized plans are shown as currently unavailable; Together AI fine tuning carries a minimum charge of $4.00 per job regardless of dataset size
- They diverge on capability: Hetzner Cloud covers Cloud servers, Together AI covers Open-source models.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Hetzner Cloud and Together AI actually diverge.
| Attribute | Hetzner Cloud | Together AI |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web, Api, Cli | Api, Cloud |
| Category | Cloud & Infrastructure | AI Tools |
| Founded | 1997 | 2022 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), pricing model (usage-based), 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 Hetzner Cloud
- Cloud servers
- Block storage
- Object storage
- Load balancers
- Networks
- Firewalls
- Floating IPs
- Backups
Only in Together AI
- Open-source models
- Fine-tuning
- Fast inference
- Embeddings
- REST API
- Python SDK
- OpenAI compatible
- Cloud support
Both cover
- Api support
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Hetzner Cloud
- Low-cost virtual servers for development and testingnot Together AI
- European hosting with data held in Germany or Finlandnot Together AI
- Workloads with heavy egress, where included traffic mattersnot Together AI
- Self-hosting applications away from the hyperscalersnot Together AI
Together AI
- Serverless inference against open source chat, vision, embedding, image and video modelsnot Hetzner Cloud
- Renting dedicated single tenant H100, H200 or B200 GPU clusters by the hournot Hetzner Cloud
- Fine tuning open weight models on a per token basisnot Hetzner Cloud
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Hetzner Cloud
- Cost-Optimized plans are shown as currently unavailable
- The shared-resource tiers are positioned for variable usage and development rather than sustained production workloads
- Regions are limited to Germany, Finland, the United States and Singapore, so latency to other markets is a real constraint
- The uptime guarantee is 99.9 percent, below what the large hyperscalers offer on comparable services
- Support is 24/7 by email, without a phone channel
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
Hetzner Cloud
Free- CX11$3.29/month
- 1 vCPU
- 1GB RAM
- 25GB SSD
- CX21$6.59/month
- 2 vCPU
- 4GB RAM
- 40GB SSD
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 Hetzner Cloud if
- You need cloud servers.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api, Cli.
- You also want block storage.
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 Hetzner Cloud or Together AI better?
- Neither clearly leads. Hetzner Cloud 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, Hetzner Cloud or Together AI?
- Hetzner Cloud starts at Free and Together AI at Free.
- Does Hetzner Cloud or Together AI run on more platforms?
- Hetzner Cloud runs on Web, Api, Cli. Together AI runs on Api, Cloud.
- Can I use Hetzner Cloud for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Hetzner Cloud best used for?
- Hetzner Cloud is most often used for low-cost virtual servers for development and testing, european hosting with data held in germany or finland, workloads with heavy egress, where included traffic matters, self-hosting applications away from the hyperscalers. Of those, low-cost virtual servers for development and testing and european hosting with data held in germany or finland are not what Together AI is typically brought in for.
- What can Hetzner Cloud do that Together AI cannot?
- Hetzner Cloud covers Cloud servers, Block storage, Object storage, Load balancers. Together AI covers Open-source models, Fine-tuning, Fast inference, Embeddings. Both handle Api support.
Related pages
More on Hetzner Cloud
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