Groq
Excellentby Groq · founded 2016 · updated Jul 2026
Groq serves open models like Llama, DeepSeek and Qwen at hundreds of tokens per second on its custom Language Processing Units. With an OpenAI-compatible API and aggressive pricing, it is the go-to inference platform when latency and cost per token matter most.
ML PlatformsUsage-basedEstablishedFrom Free tier / pay per token
85.0TIP Score
The score, taken apart
Fixed weights, sources attached, the formula
Capability(30%)84
Value for Money(15%)92
Security & Compliance(15%)80
Integrations & Ecosystem(15%)86
Maturity & Reliability(10%)82
Momentum(15%)86
Best for
- ◆Latency-sensitive AI apps
- ◆Cost-efficient high-volume inference
- ◆Real-time agents and voice
Key integrations
OpenAI-compatible APILlamaDeepSeek / QwenLangChainVercel AI SDK
Strengths
- ＋Fastest mainstream inference (hundreds of tok/s)
- ＋Very low cost per token
- ＋Drop-in OpenAI API compatibility
Limitations
- －Open-weight models only, no frontier closed models
- －Model catalog is curated and limited
- －Rate limits on free tier
Evidence behind this score
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| Claim | Source | As of |
|---|---|---|
| LPU inference serves open models at several hundred tokens per second | Groq benchmark publications | Jun 2026 |
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