Software · head to head
Together AI vs Vagrant
The short version
- Each has a real cost: Together AI fine tuning carries a minimum charge of $4.00 per job regardless of dataset size; Vagrant vagrant 2.4.3 and later is licensed under the Business Source License 1.1 with IBM Corporation as licensor, not an OSI open source licence
- They diverge on capability: Together AI covers Open-source models, Vagrant covers Box management.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which Together AI and Vagrant actually diverge.
| Attribute | Together AI | Vagrant |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing model | usage-based | open-source |
| Platforms | Api, Cloud | Linux, Windows, Mac |
| Founded | 2022 | 2010 |
Identical on both: starting price (Free), free tier (Yes), 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 Together AI
- Open-source models
- Fine-tuning
- Fast inference
- Embeddings
- REST API
- Python SDK
- OpenAI compatible
- Api support
Only in Vagrant
- Box management
- Provider support
- Multi-machine setups
- Provisioners
- Networking
- Synced folders
- Snapshots
- Plugins
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
Together AI
- Serverless inference against open source chat, vision, embedding, image and video modelsnot Vagrant
- Renting dedicated single tenant H100, H200 or B200 GPU clusters by the hournot Vagrant
- Fine tuning open weight models on a per token basisnot Vagrant
Vagrant
- Reproducible local development environments defined in a Vagrantfilenot Together AI
- Provisioning identical VMs across VirtualBox, VMware and Hyper-V for a teamnot Together AI
- Sandboxing multi-machine setups on a developer laptopnot Together AI
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
Vagrant
- Vagrant 2.4.3 and later is licensed under the Business Source License 1.1 with IBM Corporation as licensor, not an OSI open source licence
- The Additional Use Grant forbids offering Vagrant to third parties on a hosted or embedded basis in a paid product that competes with IBM's paid versions of Vagrant
- Each version converts to the MPL 2.0 Change License only four years after that version is first published
- Uses that fall outside the Additional Use Grant require a separately negotiated licence from the licensor
Pricing, plan by plan
Together AI
Free- FreeFree
- $5 credits
- API access
- Pay-per-use$0.2/per-million-tokens
- All models
- Fine-tuning
Vagrant
Free- Open SourceFree
- Development environment provisioning
- Multiple providers
- Provisioner support
Which should you pick?
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.
Choose Vagrant if
- You need box management.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Linux, Windows, Mac.
- You also want provider support.
Questions people ask
- Is Together AI or Vagrant better?
- Neither clearly leads. Together AI starts at Free and Vagrant at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, Together AI or Vagrant?
- Together AI starts at Free and Vagrant at Free.
- Does Together AI or Vagrant run on more platforms?
- Together AI runs on Api, Cloud. Vagrant runs on Linux, Windows, Mac.
- Can I use Together AI for free?
- Both have a free tier, so you can try either at no cost before committing.
- What is Together AI best used for?
- Together AI is most often used for serverless inference against open source chat, vision, embedding, image and video models, renting dedicated single tenant h100, h200 or b200 gpu clusters by the hour, fine tuning open weight models on a per token basis. Of those, serverless inference against open source chat, vision, embedding, image and video models and renting dedicated single tenant h100, h200 or b200 gpu clusters by the hour are not what Vagrant is typically brought in for.
- What can Together AI do that Vagrant cannot?
- Together AI covers Open-source models, Fine-tuning, Fast inference, Embeddings. Vagrant covers Box management, Provider support, Multi-machine setups, Provisioners.
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