Together AI bets big on open-weight enterprise AI

Together AI CEO Vipul Ved Prakash says enterprises are stampeding toward open-weight AI models, driven by costs six to 60 times lower than closed systems and growing concerns over data control. The company has seen token usage surge from 30 billion to over 400 trillion per month in just nine months, reflecting explosive agentic AI adoption. Enterprises are building model-swapping orchestration harnesses to maintain flexibility while keeping proprietary data in-house. Together AI, which recently raised $800 million at an $8.3 billion valuation, argues this approach turns open infrastructure into lasting intellectual property and competitive advantage.