Together AI Launches Link CLI to Run Open-Source Models in Coding Tools with Auto Routing

Together AI announced Together Link (beta) on October 6, a CLI that lets frontier open-source models run directly inside developers' existing coding harnesses. The team built the product over 6 weeks, and it is now open for trial.

Confirmed

• Product form: a CLI tool that runs open-source models inside common programming tools, no need to change existing workflows
• Compatible harnesses: supports mainstream coding tools such as Claude Code, Codex, and OpenCode (per @nutlope and the official announcement)
• Auto Router: automatically picks the right model based on task difficulty—cheap models for simple fixes, stronger models for complex tasks
• Spend management: built-in usage/spend tracking
• @nutlope mentioned in the introduction that agent bills can drop noticeably ("bills cut in half" is his personal phrasing)
• Status: beta, trial access open

Why it matters

• Open-source models previously struggled to plug seamlessly into coding agent ecosystems dominated by closed-source models; Link lowers the switching barrier
• Auto routing balances cost and capability, dynamically assigning models by task complexity, directly addressing the pain point of high agent bills

2026-10-06 ~ 2026-10-06 · 6 related posts

• [source] Together launches Link: frontier open models in your coding harness with auto-routing — togethercompute · 2026-10-06
• Together launches Link CLI: auto-routing open models inside coding harnesses — nutlope · 2026-10-06
• [source] Together Link hits beta: open models inside Claude Code, agent bills cut 50%+ — nutlope · 2026-10-06

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