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Together AI vs Convex

Open-source LLM infra — inference + fine-tuning + dedicated GPUs + image/video/audio
vs. The reactive database where queries are TypeScript code

Together AI websiteConvex website

Pricing tiers

Together AI

Pay-as-you-go
Per-token pricing for serverless inference. No minimum.
$0 base (usage-based)
Dedicated Endpoints
Single-tenant GPU endpoints billed hourly.
$0 base (usage-based)
Batch API (50% off)
50% discount for async batch processing on most serverless models.
$0 base (usage-based)
Reserved GPU Clusters
6+ day commitments with discounted reserved rates.
$0 base (usage-based)
Enterprise
Custom. Private deployments, VPC, SLAs, dedicated support.
Custom
Together AI website

Convex

Starter (Free)
Free with overage via usage-based billing. Great for prototypes.
Free
Professional
$25/developer/month. Overage: $2/M function calls. Daily backups, email support, custom domains.
$25/mo
Business / Enterprise
From $2,500/month. SAML/SSO, SLA, dedicated deployments, Slack Connect support.
$2500/mo
Convex website

Free-tier quotas head-to-head

Comparing payg on Together AI vs starter on Convex.

MetricTogether AIConvex
db storage gb0.5 GB
deployments40 deployments
egress gb month1 GB/month
file storage gb1 GB
function calls month1000000 calls/month
team members6 users

Features

Together AI · 14 features

  • Audio (ASR + TTS)Whisper Large v3 + Cartesia Sonic-3.
  • Batch API50% discount for async processing.
  • Code InterpreterLLM with integrated code execution.
  • Code SandboxSecure Python execution environment.
  • Dedicated EndpointsSingle-tenant GPU endpoints for consistent latency.
  • EmbeddingsBGE + nomic + mxbai embedding models.
  • Fine-TuningLoRA + full fine-tune + DPO on Llama, Qwen, Mistral.
  • Image GenerationFLUX.2, SD3, Ideogram, etc.
  • OpenAI-Compat APIDrop-in OpenAI SDK replacement.
  • Private DeployDedicated tenant + VPC.
  • RerankerRerank model for RAG retrieval refinement.
  • Reserved ClustersDiscounted GPU clusters for committed use.
  • Serverless Inference200+ open models. OpenAI-compatible API.
  • Video GenerationVeo 3.0, Kling 2.1, Vidu 2.0.

Convex · 18 features

  • ActionsNon-deterministic functions for external I/O (fetch, AI APIs, email). Cannot rea
  • AuthenticationConvex Auth (built-in) or BYO provider (Clerk, Auth0, Kinde, WorkOS). ID tokens
  • Convex AgentsAI agent framework with durable memory, threads, tool use. Works with OpenAI / A
  • Convex AuthFirst-party auth library: passwords, magic links, OAuth, phone — stored in your
  • Convex ComponentsReusable backend modules (rate limiter, workflow, aggregate, action-retrier, etc
  • Cron JobsRecurring schedules defined in convex/crons.ts. UTC, cron-style patterns.
  • Durable WorkflowsLong-running multi-step workflows with retries and at-least-once guarantees.
  • Exception ReportingAuto-capture errors to Sentry, Axiom, Datadog.
  • File StorageUpload/download via storage API. Returns storage IDs referenced in documents.
  • Full-Text SearchBM25 search index on table fields. withSearchIndex query helper.
  • HTTP ActionsExpose public HTTP endpoints for webhooks, OAuth callbacks, third-party integrat
  • Log StreamsStream function logs to Axiom, Datadog, Sentry. Pro+.
  • MutationsTransactional write functions. All reads + writes in one mutation are ACID; conf
  • Preview DeploymentsEvery Git branch gets its own isolated deployment. Integrates with Vercel/Netlif
  • QueriesDeterministic read-only TS functions. Automatically cached and re-run when under
  • Real-Time SubscriptionsuseQuery auto-subscribes; server invalidates when data a query read changes. No
  • Schedulerschedule.after / schedule.at — enqueue functions to run later. Durable, survives
  • Vector SearchNative vector index on tables. withIndex + filter fields. Up to 4096 dims.

Developer interfaces

KindTogether AIConvex
CLITogether CLIConvex CLI
SDKtogether-js, together-pythonAndroid / Kotlin Client, iOS / Swift Client, JavaScript/TypeScript Client, Next.js Integration, Python Client, React Client (useQuery), Rust Client, Svelte Client, Vue Client
RESTCode Sandbox / Interpreter, Dedicated Endpoints, Together REST API (OpenAI-compat)Deploy / Dashboard API, HTTP Actions
OTHERWebSocket Subscriptions
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