GroqCloud
Choose production model APIs with separate token and speech-hour accounting.
- Starting price
- gpt-oss USD 0.15/0.60 per 1M
- Free access
- Free limits vary by model
- Billing unit
- Text tokens or audio hours
- Platform
- GroqCloud API and playground
- Verified
- 22 Oct 2026
Overview
What you provide
- Submit model-compatible messages or an audio file to the appropriate API.
What you get
- GroqCloud returns generated model text or a speech transcription result.
Choosing this tool
GroqCloud fits interactive applications that want a direct model API and a published production-model list. Treat the vendor speed column as a claim to evaluate on your own requests. Together AI is a direct-host comparison, while OpenRouter is a route when provider switching matters more than one execution backend.
A decision worked through
At USD 0.04 per audio hour, 100 hours on the listed Whisper Turbo rate imply USD 4 before minimum billing rules or other services. The same job cannot be priced from the text-token table. Check whether your file size and concurrency fit the selected speech endpoint.
GroqCloud alternatives for low-latency model and speech apis
Compare GroqCloud with Together AI, OpenRouter for low-latency model and speech apis. Match billing units and operating responsibility before comparing rates.
| Product | Price / unit | Free allowance | Input → output | Key limit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GroqCloudRead profileOfficial source ↗ | gpt-oss USD 0.15/0.60 per 1M | Model-specific free limits | Messages or audio become text. | Preview is not production. |
| Together AIRead profileOfficial source ↗ | gpt-oss-120B USD 0.15/0.60 per 1M | Free allowance unverified | Model requests become text or media. | Dedicated services price separately. |
| OpenRouterRead profileOfficial source ↗ | Standard: model cost + 5.5% | 50 free-plan requests/day | Messages become routed responses. | Provider policies still differ. |
Setup & workflow
- Select a production model ID instead of a preview alias.
- Test a bounded batch and record response usage and errors.
- Apply request limits and handle model deprecation in the integration.
Requirements & installation
- Use a GroqCloud account and API key with a currently supported production model.
Limits & review
- Preview models are explicitly unsuitable for production and may disappear at short notice. Limits and pricing units differ between text, speech and safety models.
Your part
- Compare accuracy and tail latency on representative inputs before relying on a speed claim.
Sources & verification4
This profile is based on official sources, not a hands-on product test.
Vendor descriptions and demos document advertised features. Editorial guidance is based on these sources.
- GroqCloud rate-limit documentationconsole.groq.com
- GroqCloud production and preview model ratesconsole.groq.com
- Together AI official referencewww.together.ai
- OpenRouter official referenceopenrouter.ai
