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GroqCloud
A recurring no-cost API allowance with provider-published access terms.
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Sources4 first-party links
API endpoint
https://api.groq.com/openai/v1Catalog snapshot
12Models mentioned
canopylabs/orpheus-arabic-saudicanopylabs/orpheus-v1-englishgroq/compoundgroq/compound-minimeta-llama/llama-prompt-guard-2-22mmeta-llama/llama-prompt-guard-2-86mopenai/gpt-oss-120bopenai/gpt-oss-20bopenai/gpt-oss-safeguard-20bqwen/qwen3.6-27bwhisper-large-v3whisper-large-v3-turboLimits and terms
- Scope
- organization
- Caveat
- The signed-in organization Limits page is authoritative if it differs from this public-table snapshot.
Eligibility
- Account Required
- Yes
- Payment Method Required
- No
History
- Date
- 2024-03-01
- Event
- GroqCloud launch
- Date
- 2024-04-02
- Event
- Early demand and free-access announcement
Receipts
4Primary sources
Official DocsRate limitshttps://console.groq.com/docs/rate-limitsOfficial DocsBilling FAQhttps://console.groq.com/docs/billing-faqsOfficial DocsModelshttps://console.groq.com/docs/modelsAnnouncement · 2024-04-02GroqCloud demand announcementhttps://groq.com/newsroom/demand-for-real-time-ai-inference-from-groq-accelerates-week-over-week