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Langfuse vs Together AI

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Langfuse

Software

Simple pricing for projects of all sizes

From
On request
Rated
-
Together AI logo

Together AI

Software

Open-source AI at scale

From
Free
Rated
-

The short version

  • Only Together AI has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: Langfuse billing is metered per unit, where a unit is any trace, observation, or score sent to the platform; the free Hobby tier includes only 50,000 units per month before graduated per-unit charges apply, as of August 2026.; Together AI fine tuning carries a minimum charge of $4.00 per job regardless of dataset size

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Langfuse and Together AI differ
AttributeLangfuseTogether AI
Starting priceOn requestFree
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWebApi, Cloud
FoundedUnknown2022

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 Langfuse

Nothing recorded that Together AI does not also cover.

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.

Langfuse

No use cases recorded yet. See the Langfuse review.

Together AI

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

Where each one falls short

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

Langfuse

  • Billing is metered per unit, where a unit is any trace, observation, or score sent to the platform; the free Hobby tier includes only 50,000 units per month before graduated per-unit charges apply, as of August 2026.

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

Langfuse

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Langfuse review.

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 Langfuse if

Nothing in the data separates Langfuse from Together AI on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

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 Langfuse or Together AI better?
Neither clearly leads. Langfuse starts at On request and Together AI at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Langfuse or Together AI?
Together AI has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Langfuse and Free for Together AI.
Does Langfuse or Together AI run on more platforms?
Langfuse runs on Web. 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. Langfuse starts at On request.
What can Langfuse do that Together AI cannot?
Together AI covers Open-source models, Fine-tuning, Fast inference, Embeddings.
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