Platform / groq

Groq API

A high-speed inference API for open models, offering an OpenAI-compatible developer experience.

API capabilities

· High-speed text inference
· OpenAI-compatible API
· Open model serving

Recommended use

· Low-latency demos
· Real-time interactive prototypes
· Open model comparison

Important restrictions

· The free tier is noticeably rate limited
· The model list and rate limits are adjusted over time
· Not suitable for high-concurrency production workloads without evaluation

Free tier

· The official console provides a free-tier entry point; dynamic limits are not guessed at as a fixed token allowance.
· Free limits: Rate limits such as RPM/TPM are configured per model; see the official Rate Limits page for the specific values.
· Credit card: Existing records show a free sign-up path that does not require a credit card; if the policy changes, refer to the official page.
· Sign-up: Requires sign-up and creating an API key.

Benchmark observation

Current public measurement: status Online, latency 133 ms, success rate 100%. These values come directly from the existing platform data and are not duplicated in the content layer.

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