Global digital infrastructure firm Equinix has announced that it is expanding its longtime collaboration with NVIDIA to deliver Equinix® Inference Exchange, a distributed AI inference program for global enterprises, alongside a new collaboration with Together AI.
In a press release, Equinix explained that as enterprise AI moves from experimentation to production, inference increasingly needs to run closer to the users, data and applications it serves across clouds, models, providers and geographies. Equinix Inference Exchange aims to offer enterprises a faster path from AI experimentation to production, with secure, low-latency connectivity to the data, users and ecosystem they depend on.
This collaboration brings together Equinix, NVIDIA and TogetherAI. Equinix provides the infrastructure foundation, including power, advanced cooling and day-two operations, connected through Equinix Fabric to the clouds, networks and AI providers that inference depends on. Meanwhile, NVIDIA anchors the build with its Enterprise Reference Architectures and AI infrastructure purpose-built to maximize AI factory throughput and minimize token cost. Finally, Together AI runs the platform on top, supporting both multi-tenant deployments for shared efficiency and dedicated single-tenant environments for workloads that require dedicated capacity.
Adaire Fox-Martin, CEO, Equinix said, “Our longtime relationship with NVIDIA delivers the accelerated computing foundation at the heart of modern AI, while Together AI’s commitment to open ecosystems gives enterprises the flexibility to scale on their terms. Equinix Inference Exchange will enable architectures that are neutral by design, open by default and engineered for exceptional performance.”
Raj Mirpuri, Vice President, Global AI clouds and infrastructure ecosystem, NVIDIA said, “As accelerated compute becomes a strategic asset class, combining NVIDIA’s infrastructure & technology with Together AI’s open-model inference platform and Equinix’s global reach gives enterprises a powerful, distributed foundation to bring intelligence closer to their data, applications and customers—accelerating the next generation of intelligent services.”
“Together AI was built on the conviction that open, accessible AI is what will define the industry moving forward, because enterprises shouldn’t have to choose between model performance and operational flexibility,” said Vipul Ved Prakash, co-founder and CEO, Together AI. “What we are building with Equinix and NVIDIA proves that model choice and performance are not trade-offs. They are the foundation of enterprise AI done right.”
Built on Equinix Fabric, the solution will connect to inference providers across major metros worldwide, cutting time-to-first-token. It also will connect to an expansive ecosystem of clouds, networks and AI providers, reducing deployment complexity. Equinix Inference Exchange will be available starting in Q1 2027.