# Groq

> Fast AI inference API for low-latency LLM apps, agents, and chatbots.

## Core Metadata

- **Category:** Developer Tools
- **Pricing Model:** Freemium
- **Last Verified:** July 2026

## Detailed Pricing

Groq pricing is token-based by model. The checked pricing page lists Qwen 3.6 27B at $0.60 per 1M input tokens and $3.00 per 1M output tokens, with batch processing available at lower cost.

- **Free Tier:** Free
- **On-demand Inference:** $0.6 / month
- **Batch API:** $0.3 / month


### Other Pricing Notes

- Groq model pricing varies by model and may change as supported models evolve.
- Batch processing can reduce cost for asynchronous workloads, but it is not suited to real-time calls.
- Pricing was checked against Groq official pricing and billing documentation on 2026-07-21.


- **Official Pricing:** https://groq.com/pricing

## About the Tool

Groq is an AI inference platform focused on very fast LLM serving through GroqCloud. Developers use it to run supported open and proprietary models through an OpenAI-compatible API, making it useful for chatbots, agents, voice apps, coding tools, routing layers, and other latency-sensitive AI applications.

For FutureStack users, Groq is useful when speed is the deciding factor. Founders and developers building real-time assistants, customer support bots, agent workflows, or interactive AI features can use Groq to reduce wait time and make AI interactions feel more immediate.

The platform includes hosted model APIs, OpenAI-compatible endpoints, supported model docs, token-based pricing, batch processing, compound systems, spend limits, billing tools, and enterprise access. Groq also highlights batch processing for large-scale asynchronous workloads at lower cost than standard requests.

Groq is not a complete AI product builder by itself. Teams still need to choose the right model, manage prompts, evaluate output quality, monitor token spend, handle safety, and design fallbacks if a model or developer plan has limits. It is best treated as high-speed inference infrastructure inside a broader AI stack.

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