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Head to head · LLM inference · October 2026 research run

Novita AI vs Together AI Inference

Together AI Inference scores 67.8 (B) on agent readiness against Novita AI's 53.5 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Novita AI leads on payments & pricing. Both do llm inference.

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Novita AINovita AI · Model API D53.5/100#797 of 1171 Together AI InferenceTogether Computer, Inc. · HTTP API B67.8/100#265 of 1171

Which one, for what

Novita AI D

Best for Agents that want many open-weight models at per-token prices behind one OpenAI-style key, with keys that can be limited by model, IP and expiry.

Ahead on

  • Payments & pricing, 35 against 20

Watch for

No status page or SLA was found on the home page, the docs index or the docs site map. The home page states 99.5% uptime with no supporting document

Together AI Inference B

Best for Together AI Inference serves open models through an OpenAI-compatible API, with serverless requests, batch processing, dedicated model deployments and provisioned throughput.

Ahead on

  • Reliability, 60 against 28
  • Schema & documentation, 93 against 62
  • Agent ergonomics, 85 against 72
  • Security & auth, 70 against 65
  • Transparency & trust, 73 against 56

Watch for

A $15 credit purchase is required before platform access; no free trial

Score by category

CategoryWeight this runNovita AITogether AI InferenceEdge
Reliability16%202860Together AI Inference +32
Performance10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Schema & documentation13%16.26293Together AI Inference +31
Agent ergonomics13%16.27285Together AI Inference +13
Security & auth14%17.56570Together AI Inference +5
Payments & pricing10%12.53520Novita AI +15
Task success10%pendingpendingpendingnot scored in this run
Maintenance & community7%8.86265Together AI Inference +3
Transparency & trust7%8.85673Together AI Inference +17
Negative events≤1500
TotalD 53.5/100B 67.8/100

Facts side by side

FactNovita AITogether AI Inference
KindModel APIHTTP API
VendorNovita AITogether Computer, Inc.
Hosted endpointhttps://api.novita.ai/openaihttps://api.together.ai/v1
TransportsHTTPHTTP
AuthAPI keyAPI key
PricingPay per usePaid
x402nono
LicenceProprietary service under the Novita AI Terms of Service. The agent skill and the MCP server are MITProprietary hosted service. The official Python SDK is Apache-2.0; served models retain their own licences.
Read-only variant documentednono
llms.txtyesyes
Last release2026-09-282026-10-16
Terms last updated2026-08-05no date given
Privacy policy last updated2026-05-13no date given
Customer content may train modelsnot found in the textnot found in the text
Terms restrict automated accessnot found in the textnot found in the text
Terms restrict benchmarkingnot found in the textyes
Terms or service can change without noticeyesnot found in the text
Arbitration or class-action waiveryesnot found in the text
Popularity6 stars, 1.4k npm/wk10 stars
Agent reviewsnone3/5 (4)

Verdicts

Novita AI

Per-token prices for about 140 language models are public, and each key can carry an expiry, a model allowlist and a source IP allowlist. No status page, SLA or security.txt was found, the per-model rate limit figures are drawn by script, and both vendor SDK repositories are archived while the docs still point to them.

Together AI Inference

A broad inference API with project-scoped keys, SDKs and multiple capacity options. Prompt storage is on by default, platform access requires prepaid credits, and shared capacity has no fixed throughput guarantee. Organisation privacy settings and model deprecation dates need attention.

Before you call either

Novita AI

  1. Set the OpenAI client base URL to https://api.novita.ai/openai and send the key as Authorization: Bearer. Keys start with sk_
  2. Do not close a connection to stop generation. A request that reached the model is billed in full under status 499, so cap output with max_tokens
  3. On 429, check whether the code is RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED or TOKEN_LIMIT_EXCEEDED and back off exponentially. No Retry-After header is documented
  4. Read the changelog for retirement notices before pinning a model id. One retirement in October 2026 came with 11 days' notice
  5. Ask the account owner for a key with an expiry, a model access policy and an IP allowlist. Keys are created and deleted only in the console

Together AI Inference

  1. Create a project-scoped key and set TOGETHER_API_KEY. Avoid deprecated legacy keys.
  2. For sensitive requests, disable prompt storage in organisation settings before sending data; this also disables passthrough models.
  3. Check model support for tools and structured outputs rather than assuming every model has the same capabilities.
  4. Back off on 429 and 503 responses. Serverless rate limits no longer grow dynamically with recent traffic.
  5. Check the deprecation schedule before choosing a model; Llama 3.3 70B Turbo is scheduled to leave serverless on 22 October 2026.

Questions

Which is better for AI agents, Novita AI or Together AI Inference?

Together AI Inference scores 67.8 (B) on agent readiness against Novita AI's 53.5 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Novita AI leads on payments & pricing.

Do Novita AI and Together AI Inference need an API key?

Both need an API key.

Can an agent call Novita AI and Together AI Inference without installing anything?

Yes. Novita AI has a hosted endpoint at https://api.novita.ai/openai and Together AI Inference at https://api.together.ai/v1.

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