AI Tools · head to head
Linode vs Together AI
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Linode linode.com/pricing returns a 301 redirect to akamai.com/cloud/pricing; the service is now sold as Akamai Cloud; Together AI fine tuning carries a minimum charge of $4.00 per job regardless of dataset size
- They diverge on capability: Linode covers Compute instances, Together AI covers Open-source models.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Linode and Together AI actually diverge.
| Attribute | Linode | Together AI |
|---|---|---|
| Platforms | Web, Api, Cli | Api, Cloud |
| Category | Unknown | AI Tools |
| Founded | 2003 | 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 Linode
- Compute instances
- Object storage
- Block storage
- Kubernetes
- Managed database
- Load balancers
- Firewalls
- Private networks
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.
Linode
- Running Linux virtual machines on hourly billed shared or dedicated CPU plansnot Together AI
- Managed Kubernetes, block storage and object storage on a single cloud accountnot Together AI
- Hosting workloads in a specific one of the listed global regionsnot Together AI
Together AI
- Serverless inference against open source chat, vision, embedding, image and video modelsnot Linode
- Renting dedicated single tenant H100, H200 or B200 GPU clusters by the hournot Linode
- Fine tuning open weight models on a per token basisnot Linode
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
Linode
- linode.com/pricing returns a 301 redirect to akamai.com/cloud/pricing; the service is now sold as Akamai Cloud
- Charges accrue for any service on the account even when it is powered off, because RAM and network capacity stay reserved; only deleting the service stops billing
- Network transfer beyond the monthly allotment is billed from $0.005 per GB and the rate varies by region
- The Akamai Cloud pricing landing page shows no rates and directs visitors to regional pricing pages or sales
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
Linode
Free- Nanode 1GB$5/month
- 1GB RAM
- 1 vCPU
- 25GB SSD
- Linode 4GB$20/month
- 4GB RAM
- 2 vCPU
- 80GB 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 Linode if
- You need compute instances.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api, Cli.
- You also want object 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 Linode or Together AI better?
- Neither clearly leads. Linode 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, Linode or Together AI?
- Linode starts at Free and Together AI at Free.
- Does Linode or Together AI run on more platforms?
- Linode runs on Web, Api, Cli. Together AI runs on Api, Cloud.
- Can I use Linode for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Linode best used for?
- Linode is most often used for running linux virtual machines on hourly billed shared or dedicated cpu plans, managed kubernetes, block storage and object storage on a single cloud account, hosting workloads in a specific one of the listed global regions. Of those, running linux virtual machines on hourly billed shared or dedicated cpu plans and managed kubernetes, block storage and object storage on a single cloud account are not what Together AI is typically brought in for.
- What can Linode do that Together AI cannot?
- Linode covers Compute instances, Object storage, Block storage, Kubernetes. Together AI covers Open-source models, Fine-tuning, Fast inference, Embeddings. Both handle Api support.
Related pages
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