Provider Comparison · 24 Shared Models
Openrouter 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 | Openrouter | Together Ai |
|---|---|---|
| Routing mode | gateway | direct |
| API protocol | openai | openai |
| API base URL | https://openrouter.ai/api/v1 | https://api.together.xyz/v1 |
| Route-ready models | 111 | 38 |
| Tracked model offerings | 94 | 38 |
| Lowest input / 1M | $0.018 | $0.050 |
| Lowest output / 1M | $0.080 | $0.20 |
| Service tiers | Standard | Serverless, Standard |
| Regions | Global | Global |
9 comparable fields · 7 material differences · Interactive only until provider-comparison indexing and telemetry gates are defined
Openrouter Route Contract
https://openrouter.ai/api/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 |
| Gemma 4 26B A4B | google/gemma-4-26B-A4B-it | Available from both provider routes |
| Gemma 4 31B | google/gemma-4-31B-it | 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 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 K2.7 Code | moonshotai/Kimi-K2.7-Code | 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 |
| gpt-oss-120b | openai/gpt-oss-120b | Available from both provider routes |
| gpt-oss-20b | openai/gpt-oss-20b | Available from both provider routes |
| Qwen3.7 Max | qwen/qwen3.7-max | Available from both provider routes |
| Qwen3.7 Plus | qwen/qwen3.7-plus | Available from both provider routes |
| Qwen3.8 Flash | qwen/qwen3.8-flash | Available from both provider routes |
| Inkling | thinkingmachines/Inkling | 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 |
Provider Evidence
Sources and Freshness
Questions
Openrouter vs Together Ai FAQs
Is Openrouter or Together Ai cheaper for inference?+
The lowest sourced input prices are $0.018 for Openrouter and $0.050 for Together Ai, favoring Openrouter. Lowest output prices are $0.080 and $0.20, favoring Openrouter. These minima may refer to different models or tiers.
Which offers more route-ready models, Openrouter or Together Ai?+
Openrouter has 111 route-ready models and Together Ai has 38, so Openrouter has broader current route-ready coverage.
Do Openrouter 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 Openrouter and Together Ai?+
Both are currently documented with the openai API protocol, although base URLs, model IDs, and authentication still differ.
Should I choose Openrouter 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, Openrouter or Together Ai?+
Openrouter lists 94 tracked models; Together Ai lists 38, so Openrouter has the larger catalog. Catalog size is separate from route readiness.
Is Openrouter or Together Ai a gateway?+
Openrouter 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 Openrouter 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 Openrouter 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 Openrouter vs Together Ai comparison?+
Openrouter was last observed Oct 19, 2026 and Together Ai Oct 19, 2026. The source register below identifies the records behind the comparison.