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OpenRouter vs Together AI (2026)

Side-by-side comparison of pricing, usage limits and live uptime.

Verdict

Multi-provider routing

openrouter

OpenRouter routes across OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, Meta, and 50+ providers. Together AI focuses on open-source models only.

Open source model fine-tuning

together-ai

Together AI supports fine-tuning on Llama, Mistral, and other open models through its platform. OpenRouter is inference-only.

Pricing transparency

openrouter

OpenRouter shows exact per-model pricing from each provider and lets you set cost caps and fallback providers.

Live status

API pricing (per 1M tokens)

OpenRouter

No API pricing data yet.

Together AIfrom $0.180
Llama 3.1 8B Instruct Turbo
$0.180in
Llama 3.3 70B Instruct Turbo
$0.880in
Mixtral 8x22B Instruct
$1.20in
Llama 3.1 405B Instruct Turbo
$3.50in
DeepSeek R1
$7.00in

Frequently asked questions

Is OpenRouter better than Together AI?

OpenRouter is better if you need access to closed models (GPT-4, Claude) alongside open models. Together AI is better for teams focused on open-source models with fine-tuning needs.

Does OpenRouter support Claude and GPT-4?

Yes. OpenRouter gives access to Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, and other closed providers through a single API key.

Can Together AI run Llama models?

Yes. Together AI hosts all major Llama versions including Llama 3.3 70B, Llama 4 Scout, and custom fine-tunes.

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