Together AI, which offers access to open-source models, raised $800M led by Saudi Aramco's Prosperity7 at an $8.3B valuation, taking its total funding to $1.3B
THE SO WHAT
Together AI pulling in $800M at an $8.3B valuation — led by Saudi Aramco’s Prosperity7 — is a clear bet that open-source model infra will be a durable alternative to closed stacks. For builders, this strengthens the case for architectures that keep optionality between proprietary APIs and hosted open models over the next cycle.
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