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Together AI partners with Pearl Research Labs to cut AI inference costs with crypto

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Together AI has partnered with Pearl Research Labs to integrate blockchain technology into AI inference costs. This collaboration introduces a new inference endpoint for the Gemma-4-31B-it-pearl model, offering a discount of over 25% by offsetting costs with cryptocurrency emissions from the Pearl Network. The Pearl Network uses a Proof of Useful Work mechanism, where GPU computations for AI tasks simultaneously generate a cryptocurrency called PRL, aiming to fundamentally alter the economics of AI by reducing the price per token. AI

IMPACT This partnership aims to reduce AI inference costs by integrating cryptocurrency generation, potentially impacting the unit economics for AI operators.

RANK_REASON This is a product integration and partnership announcement for an existing model, not a new model release or fundamental research breakthrough.

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Together AI partners with Pearl Research Labs to cut AI inference costs with crypto

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  1. Together AI blog TIER_1 English(EN) ·

    Together AI and Pearl Research Labs Team Up to Reduce the Cost of AI Inference

    Together AI partners with Pearl Research Labs to launch a discounted Pearl-powered inference endpoint for Gemma-4-31B-it-pearl, using Proof of Useful Work to turn AI workloads into crypto emissions.

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