Together AI vs n8n
Open-source LLM infra — inference + fine-tuning + dedicated GPUs + image/video/audio
vs. Source-available workflow automation — fair-code, self-host or cloud
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
n8n
Community (self-host)
Source-available (fair-code). Free forever. Full feature set self-hosted.
$0 base (usage-based)
Cloud Starter
€20/mo annual (~$22). 2,500 workflow executions. 5 concurrent. 1 shared project. Unlimited users.
$22/mo
Cloud Pro
€50/mo annual (~$55). Custom execution volume. 20 concurrent. 3 shared projects. 7-day insights.
$55/mo
Cloud Business
€667/mo annual (~$735). 40,000 executions. 30 concurrent. 6 projects. Self-host option. SSO, SAML, LDAP. Git version control.
$735/mo
Enterprise
Custom. 200+ concurrent. Unlimited projects. SLA. 365-day retention.
Custom
Free-tier quotas head-to-head
Comparing payg on Together AI vs starter on n8n.
| Metric | Together AI | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| No overlapping quota metrics for these tiers. | ||
Features
Together AI · 14 features
- Audio (ASR + TTS) — Whisper Large v3 + Cartesia Sonic-3.
- Batch API — 50% discount for async processing.
- Code Interpreter — LLM with integrated code execution.
- Code Sandbox — Secure Python execution environment.
- Dedicated Endpoints — Single-tenant GPU endpoints for consistent latency.
- Embeddings — BGE + nomic + mxbai embedding models.
- Fine-Tuning — LoRA + full fine-tune + DPO on Llama, Qwen, Mistral.
- Image Generation — FLUX.2, SD3, Ideogram, etc.
- OpenAI-Compat API — Drop-in OpenAI SDK replacement.
- Private Deploy — Dedicated tenant + VPC.
- Reranker — Rerank model for RAG retrieval refinement.
- Reserved Clusters — Discounted GPU clusters for committed use.
- Serverless Inference — 200+ open models. OpenAI-compatible API.
- Video Generation — Veo 3.0, Kling 2.1, Vidu 2.0.
n8n · 19 features
- 500+ Integration Nodes — Apps, SaaS, DBs, cloud services, AI models.
- AI / LangChain Nodes — AI Agent, Chain, Memory, Vector Store nodes out of box.
- Audit Logs — Enterprise compliance logging.
- Code Nodes (JS + Python) — Drop-in custom code nodes with full data access.
- Credentials Vault — Encrypted credentials per service.
- Environments — dev/staging/prod environments.
- Error Workflows — Global + per-workflow error handlers.
- Execution History — Full run log with inputs/outputs per node.
- Expression Editor — JavaScript expressions for data mapping.
- External Secrets — HashiCorp Vault + AWS Secrets + Azure Key Vault integrations.
- Git Version Control — Version workflows in Git (Business+).
- HTTP Request Node — Full-featured HTTP client node (any REST API).
- Queue Mode — Redis-backed execution queue for scaling.
- Schedule Triggers — Cron-based triggers down to the minute.
- SSO + SAML + LDAP — Business+ authentication.
- Sub-Workflows — Reusable child workflows.
- Variables — Global variables + per-workflow variables.
- Visual Editor — Drag-and-drop flow builder. Node-based canvas.
- Webhooks — Webhook triggers + responses.
Developer interfaces
| Kind | Together AI | n8n |
|---|---|---|
| CLI | Together CLI | n8n CLI |
| SDK | together-js, together-python | — |
| REST | Code Sandbox / Interpreter, Dedicated Endpoints, Together REST API (OpenAI-compat) | n8n REST API |
| MCP | — | n8n MCP |
| OTHER | — | n8n Editor UI, Webhook Triggers |
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