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Groq

by Groq

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Verdict

Ultra-fast LLM inference on custom hardware

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

Best for

Developers wanting fastest inferenceprototyperschatbot builderslatency-sensitive applications

Quick facts

Free tier: Free: generous free tier with rate limits; multiple models available; no credit card required
Starting price: Free, from See pricing
Platforms: api
Company: Groq

Ready to try Groq? Start with the getting-started guide.

Pricing

Plan	Price	Key limits
Free	Free	Free: 30 req/min (varies by model); paid: higher limits; Developer: $0; Enterprise: custom
pay-per-token	See pricing

Key capabilities

Works with

Text
code

Outputs

OpenAI-compatible API responses
streaming (ultra-fast)

Get it

How to use Groq on phones and tablets.

Mobile web: Works in a mobile browser (responsive or dedicated mobile site).

Technical details

Offline: No
API: Yes
Languages: Multilingual (depends on model)
Difficulty: Beginner-friendly
Privacy: High
Time to productivity: 30 min
Upgrade when: Higher rate limits; enterprise SLA; dedicated capacity; more models; production guarantees
Integrations: OpenAI-compatible API, LangChain, LlamaIndex, Vercel AI SDK
more
Groq Playground

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Free-plan details

No ongoing free API tier: you pay per token used. Anthropic's pricing docs say new users receive a small amount of free credits to test the API. The free Claude chat plan is a separate product (see the Claude listing).

Paid options: $0.10 input / $0.50 output per million tokens

Source · checked 2026-10-26 · unverified ↗Pricing source · checked 2026-10-25 ↗Meet the tool