specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: Groq
providerId: groq
created: '2026-05-08'
# Provenance stamped 2026-08-11: this artifact was written by the API Evangelist
# bulk sweep dated 2026-05-08, not harvested from the provider. See roadmap#35.
method: generated
modified: '2026-05-08'
reconciled: true
tags:
- AI
- LLM
- Inference
- LPU
- Low Latency
- Plans
description: >-
  GroqCloud uses a transparent pay-as-you-go pricing model with linear,
  predictable per-token rates per model. Audio is billed per 1M characters
  (TTS) or per hour transcribed (STT). Tools are priced per call or per
  compute hour. The Batch API offers a 50% discount; Prompt Caching offers a
  50% discount on cached input tokens. There are no formal Free / Developer /
  Enterprise tiers; users start with free access and pay for usage.
notes: >-
  Representative model rates as published on the Groq pricing page; check
  the page for the current full model catalog and rates.
sources:
- https://groq.com/pricing
- https://console.groq.com/docs
plans:
- id: groq-pay-as-you-go
  name: Pay-as-you-go
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Token-, character-, and call-metered usage across all GroqCloud APIs
    with no monthly minimum.
  entries:
  - label: Llama 3.1 8B Instant
    name: llama_3_1_8b
    type: usage
    metric: tokens
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1000000
    price: $0.05 input / $0.08 output per 1M
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: GPT OSS 20B
    name: gpt_oss_20b
    type: usage
    metric: tokens
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1000000
    price: $0.075 input / $0.30 output per 1M
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Llama 3.3 70B Versatile
    name: llama_3_3_70b
    type: usage
    metric: tokens
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1000000
    price: $0.59 input / $0.79 output per 1M
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: GPT OSS 120B
    name: gpt_oss_120b
    type: usage
    metric: tokens
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1000000
    price: $0.15 input / $0.60 output per 1M
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: TTS (Orpheus family)
    name: tts
    type: usage
    metric: characters
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1000000
    price: $22-$40 per 1M characters
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: STT (Whisper family)
    name: stt
    type: usage
    metric: hours
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $0.04-$0.111 per hour transcribed
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Web Search Tool
    name: tool_web_search
    type: usage
    metric: requests
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1000
    price: $5-$8 per 1,000 requests
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Code Execution Tool
    name: tool_code_execution
    type: usage
    metric: hours
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: $0.18 per hour
    userMultiplied: false
  - label: Prompt Caching
    name: prompt_caching
    type: usage
    metric: tokens
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1000000
    price: 50% off the standard input rate on cached tokens
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Chat Completions
  - name: Vision
  - name: Reasoning
  - name: Speech-to-Text
  - name: Text-to-Speech
  - name: Content Moderation
  - name: Tools
  - name: LoRA Inference
- id: groq-batch
  name: Batch API
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Asynchronous batch inference at 50% off synchronous rates.
  entries:
  - label: Batch Tokens
    name: batch_tokens
    type: usage
    metric: tokens
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: usage
    geo: global
    unit: 1000000
    price: 50% off synchronous rates
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Batch Chat Completions
- id: groq-flex
  name: Flex Processing
  type: usage
  description: >-
    Flexible service tier offering higher throughput at relaxed latency
    targets at reduced cost vs. standard.
  entries:
  - label: Flex Tokens
    name: flex_tokens
    type: usage
    metric: tokens
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: usage
    geo: global
    unit: 1000000
    price: see Groq pricing page (discounted vs. standard)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Chat Completions (Flex tier)
- id: groq-enterprise
  name: Enterprise
  type: enterprise
  description: >-
    Volume commitments, on-prem / private deployments (GroqRack /
    GroqCloud Enterprise), dedicated support and negotiated terms.
    Contact Groq sales.
  entries:
  - label: Enterprise Agreement
    name: enterprise
    type: flat
    metric: contract
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: year
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: contact sales
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Custom Volume Pricing
  - name: GroqRack
  - name: GroqCloud Enterprise
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com