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Together AI Partners with Pearl Labs to Cut AI Costs
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- →This partnership introduces a novel way to reduce AI inference costs using blockchain technology.
- →The integration of cryptocurrency mining with AI workloads could change the economic model for AI services.
- →It demonstrates a potential new revenue stream for AI companies through digital asset generation.
Together AI has announced a partnership with Pearl Research Labs to reduce the cost of AI inference. The collaboration utilizes Pearl's blockchain protocol, which generates cryptocurrency through Proof of Useful Work during AI computations. This innovation has enabled Together AI to offer a new inference endpoint for their Gemma-4-31B-it-pearl model at a 25% discount. As the value of the Pearl cryptocurrency rises, further cost reductions are anticipated. This marks the first product integration of the Pearl Network, with plans for future expansions.
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