IBM inks $240M infrastructure deal with AI-optimized cloud operator Together AI
IBM Corp. will provide infrastructure to artificial intelligence startup Together AI Inc. as part of a $240 million deal announced today. The partnership comes a few weeks after the latter company raised $800 million in funding. The consortium that provided the capital included Nvidia Corp., whose chips IBM will use to run Together AI’s workloads. […] The post IBM inks $240M infrastructure deal…
IBM has signed a $240 million infrastructure deal with AI startup Together AI. This follows Together AI's $800 million funding round. Nvidia, a key investor in Together AI, will provide the company's workloads with its HGX B300 systems. These systems will be available via IBM Cloud starting in the first half of 2027. The HGX B300 features eight Blackwell Ultra chips that deliver 15 petaflops of performance for data processing.
This deal will allow Together AI to host inference workloads for its public cloud customers, particularly using open-source AI models. The startup offers various inference services, including serverless infrastructure, dedicated machines, and batch processing. Together AI CEO Vipul Ved Prakash highlighted that this infrastructure enables faster delivery of production-grade inference to more companies, advancing the adoption of open-source AI by enterprises.
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