Alternatives

Together AI Alternatives: costs, performance and limits

Choose DeepInfra for the lowest-cost alternative in this shortlist ($0.00054 per GPT-OSS 120B example versus $0.00210 on Together AI), or Groq for the fastest measured output, 473 tokens/s.

Updated · 13 sources · Methodology

NeedPickWhy
Lowest alternative costDeepInfra$0.0005412
Fastest measured outputGroq473 tokens/s3
Shortest measured initial wait among alternativesGroq0.65 s3

Performance

Performance

GPT-OSS 120B · Artificial Analysis (AA) provider snapshot · high reasoning effort · 10,000 input tokens.

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ProviderOutput speed (tokens/s)First-chunk median (s)Endpoint Accuracy Index v1.0
Together AI3118.4781%
DeepInfra336.7198%
Novita AI3228.9193%
Groq3473.6590%
Fireworks AI3No endpoint row in this AA provider snapshot——

Pricing

Prices and request cost

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ProviderInput / 1M tokensOutput / 1M tokens
Together AI456$0.15$0.60
DeepInfra12$0.037$0.17
Novita AI789$0.05$0.25
Groq1011$0.15$0.60
Fireworks AI1213$0.15$0.60
Cost example: 10,000 input + 1,000 billed output tokens
Together AI$0.00210
DeepInfra$0.00054
Novita AI$0.00075
Groq$0.00210
Fireworks AI$0.00210

Options, strengths and limitations

Options, strengths and limitations

  1. DeepInfra

    A standard-endpoint alternative for reducing Together’s uncached token costs.

    Input / 1M tokens
    $0.037
    Output / 1M tokens
    $0.17
    Estimated request cost
    $0.00054

    Strengths

    • For the same 10,000-input/1,000-output example, DeepInfra costs $0.00054, compared with Together AI at $0.00210.12

    Limitations

    • DeepInfra’s standard endpoint favors token cost over output rate, at 36 tokens/s and $0.037/$0.17. Its separate Turbo offering has different prices and performance.3

    Sources:12 · Novita AI vs DeepInfra

  2. Novita AI

    An alternative that lowers token charges and streams faster than Together in this comparison.

    Input / 1M tokens
    $0.05
    Output / 1M tokens
    $0.25
    Estimated request cost
    $0.00075

    Strengths

    • Novita’s measured output is 228 tokens/s at a $0.00075 example cost; the Together AI example is $0.00210.7893

    Limitations

    • Novita AI’s lower token cost retains a 32K output cap. Its 0.91 s first-chunk median is longer than Groq’s 0.65 s.3

    Sources:789

  3. Groq

    A faster-streaming alternative at the same listed token rates as Together.

    Input / 1M tokens
    $0.15
    Output / 1M tokens
    $0.60
    Estimated request cost
    $0.00210

    Strengths

    • Groq records 473 tokens/s in this AA snapshot; Together AI costs $0.00210 per fixed-token example.10113

    Limitations

    • Switching to Groq for streaming speed costs $0.15/$0.60 per 1M input/output tokens, above Novita AI’s $0.05/$0.25.

    Sources:1011 · Novita AI vs Groq

  4. Fireworks AI

    An option for cached-input API billing or a separate dedicated GPU deployment.

    Input / 1M tokens
    $0.15
    Output / 1M tokens
    $0.60
    Estimated request cost
    $0.00210

    Strengths

    • Fireworks lists cached GPT-OSS 120B input at $0.015 per 1M tokens; Together AI costs $0.00210 in the uncached example.1213

    Limitations

    • Fireworks’ synchronous $0.15/$0.60 rates do not reach DeepInfra’s lower standard prices. Reserving dedicated capacity still leaves account-wide request quotas in place.

    Sources:1213 · Novita AI vs Fireworks AI

Methodology

Methodology and sources

Together AI remains the GPT-OSS 120B baseline, including its lower first-chunk median than the listed alternatives. The AA comparison uses high reasoning, 10,000 input tokens and 72-hour medians for speed and first-chunk latency. The first received chunk may contain reasoning before answer text; Endpoint Accuracy Index is a relative reference-endpoint measure, not task pass rate. Fireworks contributes price and deployment information rather than a measured AA row.

Alternative cards are ordered by the 10,000-input / 1,000-billed-output uncached cost, with Together’s matching base rates retained in the table and chart. Billed output includes reasoning. Serverless token prices do not set dedicated-infrastructure costs; tax, retries, discounts and capacity contracts are excluded. Novita AI is an alternative and the publisher; all evidence is public and no private benchmark was run.

  1. DeepInfra · GPT-OSS 120B deepinfra.com · Checked 2026-10-15
  2. DeepInfra · Rate Limits deepinfra.com · Checked 2026-10-15
  3. Artificial Analysis · GPT-OSS 120B Providers artificialanalysis.ai · Checked 2026-10-15
  4. Together AI · GPT-OSS 120B www.together.ai · Checked 2026-10-15
  5. Together AI · Model Library www.together.ai · Checked 2026-10-15
  6. Together AI · Rate Limits docs.together.ai · Checked 2026-10-15
  7. Novita AI · GPT-OSS 120B novita.ai · Checked 2026-10-15
  8. Novita AI · Platform novita.ai · Checked 2026-10-15
  9. Novita AI · Batch docs.novita.ai · Checked 2026-10-15
  10. Groq · GPT-OSS 120B console.groq.com · Checked 2026-10-15
  11. Groq · Rate Limits console.groq.com · Checked 2026-10-15
  12. Fireworks AI · GPT-OSS 120B fireworks.ai · Checked 2026-10-15
  13. Fireworks AI · Account Quotas docs.fireworks.ai · Checked 2026-10-15

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