Baseten vs Together AI: startup credits compared

Side-by-side amounts, eligibility and access paths, both verified against the official program pages.

BasetenUp to $25,000 (Dedicated Deployments/Training) + up to $2,500 (Model APIs)Verified Nov 3, 2026 Together AIUp to $15K / $30K / $50K in platform credits by funding stageVerified Nov 3, 2026

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Fact	Baseten	Together AI
Value	Up to $25,000 (Dedicated Deployments/Training) + up to $2,500 (Model APIs)	Up to $15K / $30K / $50K in platform credits by funding stage
Type	Credits	Credits
Duration	6 months	Not stated
Stages	Seed, Series A	Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+
Regions	Global	Global
Max funding raised	Not stated	Not stated
Max company age	5 years	Not stated
Ways to get it	Apply directly — Up to $25,000 + up to $2,500 Model API credits	Apply directly — Up to $50K credits + up to 10 hours forward-deployed engineering Y Combinator — Dedicated Together GPU cluster for YC companies
Requirements	Seed to Series A Founded less than 5 years ago AI-first, VC-funded startup Net-new Baseten customer	Building an AI-native application Accepted through Together's selection process
Not eligible	Companies that previously received Baseten credits Domains subscribed to a paid Baseten plan within 31 days of applying Companies that have IPO'd or been acquired, educational institutions, government entities, nonprofits Personal blogs or content sites, dev shops, consultancies and agencies	Credits do not apply to Reserved GPU Clusters
Verification	Verified· Nov 3, 2026	Verified· Nov 3, 2026

Which should you pick?

Together AI offers the larger headline amount (Up to $15K / $30K / $50K in platform credits by funding stage versus Up to $25,000 (Dedicated Deployments/Training) + up to $2,500 (Model APIs)). Together AI accepts a wider range of funding stages, while Baseten is more targeted. If you qualify for both, there is usually no reason not to apply to both; the programs are independent.

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