Runpod vs Together

Both Together AI and Runpod offer affordable GPU access with transparent pricing. Together AI focuses on per-minute billing simplicity, while Runpod offers more flexible deployment options with Pods and serverless containers.

What's good about...

Runpod logo Runpod

  • Deploy affordable GPUs in under a minute
  • Scale across 30+ regions worldwide
  • Flexible billing: pay by the second, no commitments
  • Built-in deployments, autoscaling & monitoring

Together logo Together

  • Per-minute billing with transparent pricing
  • High-performance GPUs including H100, H200, and GB200
  • Support for 200+ open-source AI models
  • Both serverless and dedicated cluster options

Price comparison

How do Runpod's prices compare against Together?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Runpod Runpod
$43.20 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)
Together Together
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Runpod Runpod
$86.40 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)
Together Together
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Runpod Runpod
$172.80 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)
Together Together
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Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Runpod Runpod
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Together Together
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Free egress allowance

Runpod Runpod
Free and unlimited
Together Together
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Runpod Runpod
Free and unlimited
Together Together
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Together logo Together Pricing Details

Together AI uses a per-minute billing model with transparent pricing across all supported GPU models.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Runpod Runpod
$0.13/hr
Together Together
$1.49/hr

Billing Options

Runpod Runpod
On-DemandSpotReserved (3mo)Reserved (6mo)Reserved (12mo)
Together Together
On-Demand

Available Models

Runpod offers 26 GPU models, while Together offers 5.

Heads up: We do our best to keep these prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Runpod and Together offer:

Company details

Website
Runpod Runpod
www.runpod.io
Together Together
together.ai
Headquarters
Runpod Runpod
United States of America
Together Together
United States of America
Founded
Runpod Runpod
2022
Together Together
2020
Data Center Locations
Runpod Runpod
24
Together Together
26
Example Customers
Runpod Runpod
Zillow, CivitAI, Wix, OpenAI, Perplexity, Cursor
Together Together
Pika Labs, Nexusflow, Arcee AI

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Our data for Runpod was last updated on June 9, 2026, and for Together on Feb. 12, 2026.