Provider Comparison · 24 Shared Models
Hugging Face vs Together Ai
Green highlights mark broader sourced coverage or lower directly comparable prices. They do not imply independently measured performance.
Routing Surface
Side-by-Side Provider Facts
| Field | Hugging Face | Together Ai |
|---|---|---|
| Routing mode | gateway | direct |
| API protocol | openai | openai |
| API base URL | https://router.huggingface.co/v1 | https://api.together.xyz/v1 |
| Route-ready models | 41 | 38 |
| Tracked model offerings | 104 | 38 |
| Lowest input / 1M | Unknown | $0.050 |
| Lowest output / 1M | Unknown | $0.20 |
| Service tiers | Standard | Serverless, Standard |
| Regions | Global, Us | Global |
7 comparable fields · 6 material differences · Interactive only until provider-comparison indexing and telemetry gates are defined
Hugging Face Route Contract
https://router.huggingface.co/v1Together Ai Route Contract
https://api.together.xyz/v1Common Coverage
Models Offered by Both Providers
| Model | Canonical ID | Coverage |
|---|---|---|
| MiniMax M2.7 | MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M2.7 | Available from both provider routes |
| MiniMax M3 | MiniMaxAI/MiniMax-M3 | Available from both provider routes |
| Qwen3.5 35B A3B | Qwen/Qwen3.5-35B-A3B | Available from both provider routes |
| Qwen3.5 397B A17B | Qwen/Qwen3.5-397B-A17B | Available from both provider routes |
| Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B | Qwen/Qwen3.8-2.4T-A95B | Available from both provider routes |
| DeepSeek V4 Pro | deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-Pro | Available from both provider routes |
| Llama 3.1 405B | meta-llama/Llama-3.1-405B | Available from both provider routes |
| Llama 3.1 405B Instruct | meta-llama/Llama-3.1-405B-Instruct | Available from both provider routes |
| Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | meta-llama/Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct | Available from both provider routes |
| Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E | meta-llama/Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E | Available from both provider routes |
| Llama 4 Scout 17B 16E Instruct | meta-llama/Llama-4-Scout-17B-16E-Instruct | Available from both provider routes |
| Ministral 3 14B Instruct 2512 | mistralai/Ministral-3-14B-Instruct-2512 | Available from both provider routes |
| Kimi K2.6 | moonshotai/Kimi-K2.6 | Available from both provider routes |
| Kimi K3 | moonshotai/Kimi-K3 | Available from both provider routes |
| NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Nano 30B A3B BF16 | nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Nano-30B-A3B-BF16 | Available from both provider routes |
| NVIDIA Nemotron 3 Super 120B A12B BF16 | nvidia/NVIDIA-Nemotron-3-Super-120B-A12B-BF16 | Available from both provider routes |
| gpt-oss-120b | openai/gpt-oss-120b | Available from both provider routes |
| gpt-oss-20b | openai/gpt-oss-20b | Available from both provider routes |
| GLM 5 | zai-org/GLM-5 | Available from both provider routes |
| GLM 5.1 | zai-org/GLM-5.1 | Available from both provider routes |
| GLM 5.2 | zai-org/GLM-5.2 | Available from both provider routes |
| GLM OCR | zai-org/GLM-OCR | Available from both provider routes |
| GLM 5.3 | zai-org/glm-5.3 | Available from both provider routes |
| GLM 5.3 Flash | zai-org/glm-5.3-flash | Available from both provider routes |
Provider Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Hugging Face vs Together Ai FAQs
Is Hugging Face or Together Ai cheaper for inference?+
The lowest sourced input prices are — for Hugging Face and $0.050 for Together Ai. Lowest output prices are — and $0.20. These minima may refer to different models or tiers.
Which offers more route-ready models, Hugging Face or Together Ai?+
Hugging Face has 41 route-ready models and Together Ai has 38, so Hugging Face has broader current route-ready coverage.
Do Hugging Face and Together Ai offer the same models?+
They currently share 24 tracked models, including MiniMax M2.7, MiniMax M3, Qwen3.5 35B A3B, Qwen3.5 397B A17B, and Qwen3.8 2.4T A95B.
Can I use the same API protocol with Hugging Face and Together Ai?+
Both are currently documented with the openai API protocol, although base URLs, model IDs, and authentication still differ.
Should I choose Hugging Face or Together Ai?+
Choose based on the exact model route, price observation, protocol, regions, and service tier you need. The green highlights identify lower sourced minima or broader documented coverage; they do not measure latency, reliability, or output quality.
Which lists more AI models, Hugging Face or Together Ai?+
Hugging Face lists 104 tracked models; Together Ai lists 38, so Hugging Face has the larger catalog. Catalog size is separate from route readiness.
Is Hugging Face or Together Ai a gateway?+
Hugging Face is recorded as a gateway; Together Ai is recorded as a direct route. Gateways aggregate model routes, while direct providers serve their own endpoint surface.
Can I switch between Hugging Face and Together Ai without changing model IDs?+
Do not assume model IDs are portable. Even with 24 shared tracked models, base URLs, authentication, provider-specific identifiers, tiers, and request features can differ.
Are Hugging Face and Together Ai prices directly comparable?+
Only at the exact model, tier, region, and token type. The headline minima above can come from different models or service tiers, so they are useful discovery signals rather than an apples-to-apples bill estimate.
How current is the Hugging Face vs Together Ai comparison?+
Hugging Face was last observed Sep 2, 2026 and Together Ai Oct 19, 2026. The source register below identifies the records behind the comparison.