Groq

What it does

Groq built custom silicon that serves open models at extreme speed, and its public chat lets anyone feel the difference — answers begin streaming in milliseconds. For high-volume operations, latency compounds into real time saved.

The chat is free to try with usage caps; the developer API is priced per token. Model choice rotates across leading open-weight families.

Standout features

• Near-instant first-token latency
• Free playground with generous limits
• Open models including Llama and Mixtral
• Production API with per-token pricing

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