> Groq
Groq Cloud provides ultra-fast LLM inference using its proprietary LPU (Language Processing Unit) hardware. It offers an OpenAI-compatible API with a substantial free tier for developers to test and build applications at scale.
// pros
- Extremely fast inference (LPU architecture), low time-to-first-token
- Free tier has no time limit and no credit card, with meaningful daily request quota
- OpenAI-compatible, first-party, compliant and reliable
- Positive community reputation, widely used for personal and prototype development
// cons
- Per-minute token rate on the free tier is limited; heavy loads hit the ceiling
- Mostly open models; no closed-source flagship models
- Occasional queuing/throttling during peak times
First-party, fast, and free-tier-friendly; strongly suited to personal dev and prototyping; high-concurrency/production needs a paid upgrade or careful rate handling.
community_reputation
Groq's official free tier is well regarded: multiple sources confirm no time limit and no credit card, with per-organization limits raisable via upgrade. It is an official big-vendor free tier, stable and compliant, and a popular first choice for free open-LLM API access.
imported analysis — independent third party, not Uprouter editorial · verify before relying on it
How we estimated this: the free allowance is converted to a dollar value using the provider’s own pay-as-you-go rates for the models a typical developer would reach for. When the allowance is metered in requests, tokens or minutes rather than dollars, we assume median usage of the cheapest capable model. Because assumptions are involved, the figure carries the est. flag — treat it as an order of magnitude, not a quote.
note: Community reported approximate monthly value of free tier rate limits for individual developers.
| Plan | Type | Monthly | Input /1M | Output /1M | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free tier (source-reported) | free | — | — | — | Free tier has no time limit and no credit card: e.g. Llama 3.1 8B ~14,400 req/day, 6,000 tokens/min; Llama 3.3 70B ~1,000 req/day, 12,000 tokens/min; limits are per-organization and can be raised via the Developer plan. |
| Free Tier | free | — | — | — | Rate-limited access to open models like Llama 3.1 and Qwen. |
| On-demand PAYG | payg | — | $0.050 | $0.080 | Representative rate for Llama-3.1-8b-instant; varies by model. |
Pricing normalized from public sources — always verify with the provider.
// model prices
| Model | Input /1M | Output /1M | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qwen family | — | — | — |
| Whisper Large v3 | — | — | — |
| Llama-3.1-8B-Instruct | — | — | 131k |
| Llama 3.3 70B Instruct | — | — | 131k |
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$ Does Groq have a free tier?
Yes — Groq offers a free tier that we value at roughly $50.00 in free credits (estimate — derived from rate-limited usage at pay-as-you-go prices). Always confirm current limits on Groq's official pricing page — free tiers change without notice.
$ How much does Groq cost per 1M tokens?
Groq does not publish simple per-1M-token pricing (it may bill per request, per output, or via a subscription plan). Check their official pricing page for exact figures.
$ Is Groq safe to use?
Uprouter rates Groq as low risk. Rated low risk. an official provider with a free tier with pricing, authentication and terms documented on its own site. The model coverage is consistent with a real upstream, so data and reliability risk are modest. Risk ratings are editorial, evidence-based, and never influenced by affiliate relationships.
$ Can I use Groq through Uprouter Connect?
Yes — Groq is Connect-compatible. Add your Groq API key in Uprouter Connect (encrypted at rest) and route requests to it through one OpenAI- and Claude-compatible API, optionally behind failover aliases. Uprouter meters the traffic in compute at the provider's listed rate.
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// more_informationprice history · live status · risk & confidence · code snippets
price_history
No recorded changes yet.
live_status
full history →best-effort probes · not a guarantee · last 13h ago
| Checked | Status | Latency |
|---|---|---|
| 13h ago | up | 200ms |
| 1d ago | up | 249ms |
| 1d ago | up | 179ms |
| 2d ago | up | 198ms |
| 3d ago | up | 178ms |
| 9d ago | up | 40ms |
Uprouter runs its own probes; best-effort, not a guarantee. Probe results depend on our network location and cadence — for production, always use the provider’s own status page.
risk_&_confidence
Rated low risk. an official provider with a free tier with pricing, authentication and terms documented on its own site. The model coverage is consistent with a real upstream, so data and reliability risk are modest.
Confidence reflects how much verifiable evidence (official docs, probe history, community reports) backs this entry. Risk is our editorial assessment of operator reliability and terms — not financial advice.
code_snippets
curl https://uprouter.online/api/connect/v1/chat/completions \ -H "Authorization: Bearer upr_live_YOUR_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{
"model": "qwen-family",
"messages": [{ "role": "user", "content": "Hello via Groq" }]
}'Metered in Uprouter compute — the usage log shows which upstream served each request and its exact cost.
Ranked by neutral similarity signals only — live status, Connect compatibility, free-tier shape and free-credit proximity. Commercial relationships never influence this list.