Groq Free API Details

Verified on 2026-08-23 00:30 +08:00 (source: OneAPI production DB Channel table direct read) Channel slug: | Detail URL:

1. Channel Overview

Groq is a pioneering AI infrastructure company specializing in ultra-low latency inference using their custom LPU (Language Processing Unit) architecture. Their free tier offers 6 chat models, 4 audio models (Whisper + Orpheus), and 3 moderation models with generous rate limits (30 RPM). Ideal for developers needing instant responses.

2. Verified Supported Models

Scope: models_total = 13 (full Channel.models direct read); chat = 6; audio = 4; embedding = 0; moderation = 3

Chat Models (6)

allam-2-7b
groq/compound
groq/compound-mini
openai/gpt-oss-120b
openai/gpt-oss-20b
qwen/qwen3.6-27b

Audio Models (4)

canopylabs/orpheus-arabic-saudi
canopylabs/orpheus-v1-english
whisper-large-v3
whisper-large-v3-turbo

Moderation Models (3)

meta-llama/llama-prompt-guard-2-22m
meta-llama/llama-prompt-guard-2-86m
openai/gpt-oss-safeguard-20b

3. Registration

TBD

4. Usage

Base URL:

TBD

5. Verified Metrics

待 it 基准实测 JSON 到料后填充。每数据点标注「实测于 YYYY-MM-DD HH:MM」。

Metric	Value	Notes
HTTP Status	TBD	via /models endpoint
Time to First Token	TBD	ms
Total Response Time	TBD	ms
TPS	TBD	tokens/sec
RPM Limit	TBD	429 threshold (probed)
TPM Limit	TBD	429 threshold (probed)
Daily Limit	TBD	429 threshold (probed)

6. Pros & Cons

Pros:

LPU delivers sub-100ms latency
Generous 30 RPM free tier
Diverse portfolio: chat, audio, moderation

Cons:

Audio models may need separate activation
Specialized moderation models not for general chat

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