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Groq

by Groq

Ultra-fast LLM inference on custom hardware

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Pricing

Free tier; pay-per-token

Difficulty

beginner

Time to Start

30 min

Privacy

high

Free Tier

Free: generous free tier with rate limits; multiple models available; no credit card required

Limits: Free: 30 req/min (varies by model); paid: higher limits; Developer: $0; Enterprise: custom

When to upgrade: Higher rate limits; enterprise SLA; dedicated capacity; more models; production guarantees

Use Cases

Ultra-fast LLM inference (LPU chip); real-time chat; voice AI; low-latency applications; prototyping

Technical Details

Type: api

Offline: No

API: Yes

Languages: Multilingual (depends on model)

Integrations: OpenAI-compatible API, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Vercel AI SDK, Groq Playground

Ideal For

Developers wanting fastest inferenceprototyperschatbot builderslatency-sensitive applications

Supported Content

Textcode

Output Formats

OpenAI-compatible API responsesstreaming (ultra-fast)

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