Groq runs open models on its custom LPU hardware, and its claim to fame is speed: hundreds to over a thousand tokens per second, far faster than typical GPU inference. Pricing is per token like everyone else, but the latency is the selling point — ideal for chatbots, voice agents and anything where users wait on the response. Here's what it costs and how to get your key.
| Modello | Inserisci $/1 milione | Produzione $/1 milione | Meglio per |
|---|---|---|---|
| GPT-OSS 120B | $0.15 | $0.60 | Flagship self-serve model, ~500 tok/s |
| GPT-OSS 20B più economico | $0.075 | $0.30 | High volume, simple tasks, ~1000 tok/s |
| Qwen3.8 27B | $0.80 | $4.00 | Reasoning-heavy tasks |
| Whisper Large V3 Turbo | $0.04/hour audio | Fast transcription | |
→ Estimate your bill on the Calcolatore dei costi dell'API AI or model a whole app with the Stima dei costi delle app AI.
Yes — GroqCloud includes a livello gratuito with generous per-minute and per-day rate limits, ideal for development and low-volume apps with no card required to start. For production throughput you move to paid on-demand. If a free quota matters, compare with Google Gemelli E Mistral, which also offer real free tiers.
1. Vai a console.groq.com and create an account.
2. Open the Chiavi API page and click Create API Key; copy it once.
3. Usa il livello gratuito immediately, or add billing under Settings → Billing for higher limits.
4. The API is OpenAI-compatible; most OpenAI SDKs work by pointing the base URL at Groq.
Test it with a simple request:
Usa il Calcolatore dei costi dell'API AI to plug in your token counts and request volume — it ranks Groq's open models against GPT-4o, Claude, Gemini and DeepSeek from cheapest to most expensive for your workload.
Groq's GPT-OSS 20B is already among the cheapest hosted models anywhere. For comparably cheap frontier-ish quality, DeepSeek-V3 E Mistral Small are the obvious comparisons. If you want one key across many providers and automatic routing, see OpenRouter. If you specifically need Llama 3.3 70B at a public self-serve price (Groq no longer publishes one), Insieme AI and SambaNova still list it.
Speed. Groq serves open models at very high tokens-per-second, so responses feel instant — valuable for chat, voice and agent loops. You trade proprietary frontier models for raw latency and low cost.
Yes — the GroqCloud free tier has rate limits and no upfront cost, good for testing and low-volume use.
Sign up at console.groq.com, open API Keys, create a key, copy it once, and use the free tier or add billing.
Yes — it exposes an OpenAI-style chat completions endpoint, so most OpenAI client libraries work by changing the base URL and key.
Not affiliated with Groq. Prices are reference estimates — always verify on the official pricing page.