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

Together AI has partnered with Pearl Research Labs to integrate the Pearl Network, a blockchain protocol using Proof of Useful Work, into AI operations, allowing AI workloads to be offset by mining a new cryptocurrency. This collaboration introduces an inference endpoint for the Gemma-4-31B-it-pearl model, which is offered at a discounted rate by leveraging the future value of cryptocurrency emissions from Pearl. The integration allows GPUs to simultaneously generate Pearl's native cryptocurrency, the ¶PRL coin, effectively reducing the price-per-token for large language models (LLMs) and enhancing the economic efficiency of AI operations. This partnership marks the beginning of Together AI's plans to expand its product portfolio with Pearl-powered solutions, providing customers with opportunities to benefit from cryptocurrency emissions associated with AI workloads.