# Together AI launches a Pearl-powered inference endpoint with a stated 25%+ discount

https://www.learnpearl.org/news/together-ai-pearl-inference-partnership/ · May 15, 2026 · Partners

A real partner integration and a direct test of the dual-output thesis. Lasting usage and economics are the next proof points.

> **Note.** As of October 20, 2026, Together’s page for this model says it is not available on Together’s serverless API. Pearl’s network page still lists the integration.

## What Together AI announced

Together AI said it launched an instruction-tuned Gemma model endpoint powered by Pearl’s proof-of-useful-work protocol, priced more than 25% below standard, with the discount offset by the expected future value of PRL rewards.

Together also said it eventually plans to expand its Pearl-powered lineup and to offer customers ways to obtain a portion of the rewards directly.

## Why it matters

The partnership connects a real inference provider to Pearl’s central claim: one GPU cycle can answer a model request and contribute proof of work. That is stronger evidence than a miner multiplying random matrices with no customer.

## What to track

- Endpoint availability and model coverage over time.
- Verified usage, latency, throughput and customer savings.
- How rewards are valued and sold in the discount calculation.
- Whether more providers reproduce the integration independently.

> **Whose claim this is.** The 25%+ figure is Together AI’s launch claim. LearnPearl has not independently audited the discount or the endpoint’s economics.

## Sources

- [Together AI and Pearl Research Labs Team Up to Reduce the Cost of AI Inference](https://www.together.ai/blog/together-ai-partners-with-pearl-research-labs) (Together AI, partner)
- [Gemma-4-31B-it-Pearl model page (“not available on Together’s Serverless API”)](https://www.together.ai/models/gemma-4-31b-it-pearl) (Together AI, partner)
- [Pearl network page](https://pearlresearch.ai/network) (Pearl Research Labs, primary)