Together AI Provider Setup and Model Selection

Learn how to configure the Together AI provider in OpenClaw, including API key setup, model selection, and the built-in model catalog with pricing.

Read this when

  • You want to use Together AI with OpenClaw
  • You need the API key env var or CLI auth choice

Together AI offers a unified API for several prominent open-source models, such as Llama, DeepSeek, Kimi, and others. Within OpenClaw, it is included as the together provider.

PropertyValue
Providertogether
AuthTOGETHER_API_KEY
APIOpenAI-compatible
Base URLhttps://api.together.xyz/v1

Getting started

Get an API key

To get started, generate an API key through api.together.ai/settings/api-keys.

Run onboarding

openclaw onboard --auth-choice together-api-key

Set a default model

{
  agents: {
    defaults: {
      model: {
        primary: "together/moonshotai/Kimi-K2.6",
      },
    },
  },
}

Non-interactive example

openclaw onboard --non-interactive --accept-risk --skip-health \
  --mode local \
  --auth-choice together-api-key \
  --together-api-key "$TOGETHER_API_KEY"

Note

During onboarding, the default chat model is set to Together's recommended option, together/moonshotai/Kimi-K2.6.

Built-in catalog

Pricing is expressed in USD per million tokens.

Model refNameInputContextMax outputCost (in/out)Notes
together/meta-llama/Llama-3.3-70B-Instruct-TurboLlama 3.3 70B Instruct Turbotext131,0728,1921.04 / 1.04General model
together/moonshotai/Kimi-K2.6Kimi K2.6 FP4text, image262,14432,7681.20 / 4.50Default model
together/deepseek-ai/DeepSeek-V4-ProDeepSeek V4 Protext512,000384,0001.74 / 3.48Reasoning model
together/zai-org/GLM-5.2GLM 5.2 FP4text262,144131,0721.40 / 4.40Reasoning model

Video generation

Video generation is also registered by the bundled together plugin, which relies on the shared video_generate tool.

PropertyValue
Default video modelWan-AI/Wan2.2-T2V-A14B
Other modelsWan-AI/Wan2.2-I2V-A14B, minimax/hailuo-02, kwaivgI/kling-2.1-master
Modestext-to-video; image-to-video only with Wan-AI/Wan2.2-I2V-A14B (single reference image)
Duration1-10 seconds
Supported parameterssize (parsed as <width>x<height>); aspectRatio/resolution are not read

For making Together your default video provider:

{
  agents: {
    defaults: {
      mediaModels: {
        video: {
          primary: "together/Wan-AI/Wan2.2-T2V-A14B",
        },
      },
    },
  },
}

Tip

The shared tool parameters, provider selection, and failover behavior are detailed in Video generation.

Environment note

When the Gateway operates as a daemon (launchd/systemd), ensure that TOGETHER_API_KEY is accessible to that process, for instance through ~/.openclaw/.env or env.shellEnv.

Warning

Keys configured solely in your interactive shell remain hidden from daemon-managed gateway processes. For persistent availability, rely on ~/.openclaw/.env or env.shellEnv config.

Troubleshooting

  • Validate your key with: openclaw models list --provider together
  • If models fail to show up, verify that the API key is present in the right environment for your Gateway process.
  • Model refs follow the pattern together/<model-id>.
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