Together AI

Together AI is a technology company that provides a cloud platform for developers and researchers to access, fine-tune, and deploy open-source AI models. Founded in 2022, the company aims to make advanced AI accessible to a wider audience, helping them build their own AI-powered applications without needing to manage complex infrastructure themselves.

They achieve this by offering a suite of services including a massive cluster of GPUs (graphics processing units, which are essential for training and running AI models) specifically designed for large language models, a platform for training and fine-tuning these models, and an API (Application Programming Interface) that lets developers easily integrate AI capabilities into their own software. This means that instead of setting up and maintaining expensive hardware and software, users can simply connect to Together AI's platform and start working with powerful AI models.

Together AI focuses heavily on the open-source community, supporting and providing access to many popular open models like those from the LLaMA family. This commitment helps foster innovation and collaboration, as more people can experiment with and improve upon existing AI technologies. Their platform is also designed for efficiency and speed, allowing for faster model training and inference (the process of using a trained model to make predictions or generate content).

They also provide Mamba as a service and have supported various open models, enabling a wide range of applications from text generation to code completion. By offering these resources, Together AI addresses the challenge of making cutting-edge AI available and practical for businesses and individuals who might not have the extensive resources of larger tech companies. They are led by CEO Vipul Ved Prakash and co-founder and Chief Scientist Ce Zhang.