IBM Signs $240M Infrastructure Deal with Together AI for AI-Optimized Cloud

IBM has signed a $240 million infrastructure deal with Together AI, an AI-optimized cloud operator known for providing high-throughput inference and fine-tuning infrastructure for open-source models. The deal positions Together AI's infrastructure alongside IBM's enterprise cloud and consulting footprint, potentially opening Together AI's model-serving capabilities to IBM's large enterprise customer base. For developers who use Together AI's API for open-model inference, this partnership signals financial stability and potential expansion of capacity and geographic reach. It also reflects a broader trend of hyperscalers and legacy enterprise IT firms partnering with AI-native infrastructure providers rather than building all AI infrastructure capability in-house. Teams evaluating inference infrastructure vendors should note this as a signal that Together AI is scaling up and gaining enterprise credibility.