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Podio vs Together AI

Podio logo

Podio

Software

The flexible team collaboration platform

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: Podio the free plan stops at 5 users and 100 items across the whole organisation; Together AI fine tuning carries a minimum charge of $4.00 per job regardless of dataset size
  • They diverge on capability: Podio covers Workspaces, Together AI covers Open-source models.

Where they differ

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

Attributes where Podio and Together AI differ
AttributePodioTogether AI
Starting priceOn requestFree
Pricing modelfreemiumusage-based
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsWeb, Ios, AndroidApi, Cloud
Founded20092022

Identical on both: 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 Podio

  • Workspaces
  • Apps
  • Workflows
  • Tasks
  • Calendar
  • Slack
  • Google Drive
  • Dropbox

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.

Podio

  • Building custom workspaces and apps without codenot Together AI
  • Project and task management for a small teamnot Together AI
  • Client collaboration with external users on the paid plansnot Together AI
  • Simple workflow automation between appsnot Together AI

Together AI

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

Where each one falls short

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

Podio

  • The free plan stops at 5 users and 100 items across the whole organisation
  • Workflow automation is capped at 25,000 actions a month even on Premium at $19.20 per user
  • API access is a paid add-on from $23 a month, and higher call rates run to $159
  • Extra automation is billed separately, from $39 up to $559 a month
  • Visual reports, email integrations and PDF generation all require Premium

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

Podio

On request
  • FreeFree
    • 5 employees
    • Basic features
  • Basic$7.2/month
    • Unlimited employees
    • User management
    • Automations

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 Podio if

  • You need workspaces.
  • You work on Web, Ios, Android.
  • You also want apps.

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 Podio or Together AI better?
Neither clearly leads. Podio 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, Podio or Together AI?
Together AI has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at On request for Podio and Free for Together AI.
Does Podio or Together AI run on more platforms?
Podio runs on Web, Ios, Android. 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. Podio starts at On request.
What is Podio best used for?
Podio is most often used for building custom workspaces and apps without code, project and task management for a small team, client collaboration with external users on the paid plans, simple workflow automation between apps. Of those, building custom workspaces and apps without code and project and task management for a small team are not what Together AI is typically brought in for.
What can Podio do that Together AI cannot?
Podio covers Workspaces, Apps, Workflows, Tasks. Together AI covers Open-source models, Fine-tuning, Fast inference, Embeddings.

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