Groq Freemium

What is Groq?

Groq is an AI inference platform built around the Language Processing Unit (LPU), a custom chip designed for deterministic, low-latency model execution. It hosts popular open-weight models such as Llama, Mixtral, and Whisper behind an OpenAI-compatible API, making it popular for latency-sensitive and agentic applications.

Product Features

• OpenAI-compatible chat completions and audio transcription endpoints
• Hundreds of tokens per second throughput for popular open models
• Hosted speech-to-text with Whisper Large v3 Turbo
• Tool use and JSON mode for structured, agentic workflows
• Simple per-token pricing with a free developer tier
• GroqCloud console for API keys, usage analytics, and model selection

Product Highlights

• Best-in-class time-to-first-token for interactive experiences
• Drop-in replacement for existing OpenAI SDK integrations
• Ideal for voice agents, real-time chat, and streaming UIs
• Deterministic performance thanks to purpose-built silicon

Use Cases

• Powering low-latency voice assistants and phone agents
• Streaming chat experiences where speed drives user retention
• Real-time transcription and captioning with Whisper
• Running agent loops that need many fast model calls
• Cost-efficient batch inference on open models