Groq

Overview

Groq is an AI inference platform powered by its custom LPU hardware, designed for very low-latency serving of open language models. Its GroqCloud offers an OpenAI-compatible API for fast inference of models like Llama. A free tier is available, with usage-based paid pricing.

Key features

• Custom LPU hardware for very fast inference
• OpenAI-compatible GroqCloud API
• Low-latency serving of open models
• High token throughput

Use cases

• Latency-sensitive apps needing fast responses
• Real-time assistants and agents
• Serving open models at high speed

Pricing

A free tier is available; production usage is priced per token through GroqCloud.

Frequently asked questions

What is an LPU?

An LPU (Language Processing Unit) is Groq's custom chip designed for fast, low-latency language-model inference.

Is Groq OpenAI-compatible?

Yes. GroqCloud offers an OpenAI-compatible API for running open models.

Is Groq free?

Groq offers a free tier; production usage is priced per token.

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Sources

• Official website ↗
• Groq (Wikipedia) ↗

This record was last reviewed on 2026-07-29.

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