product · May 18, 2026
Together AI Taps Blockchain for Cheaper AI Inference via Pearl Research Labs Partnership
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Together AI teamed up with Pearl Research Labs three days ago to reduce the cost of AI inference through the Pearl Network blockchain protocol. The partnership introduced a discounted inference endpoint for the Gemma-4-31B-it-pearl model. Omri Weinstein stated the deal delivers the first inference endpoint discounted due to parallel coin generation. The announcement originated from Together AI’s official blog post.
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