As recorded at collection: Permanent free access to the Groq API for supported models
As recorded at collection: The AI model inference service Groq provides permanent free access to the APIs of all supported models within usage limits. No credit card is required, but free usage limits vary by model.
- What you get
- Use the APIs of all supported models for free indefinitely, within usage limits
- Price
- Free
- Valid until
- No time limit
- Requirements
- No credit card required · Free limits vary by model · About 30 requests per minute and about 6,000~12,000 tokens per minute · About 100,000~500,000 tokens per day · Maximum output of 8,192 tokens per request
Details
Groq offers a permanently free API tier for calling AI models. The free tier includes all supported models, such as Llama 3.1·3.3, Llama 4 Scout·Maverick, GPT-OSS, Qwen3, Kimi K2, Whisper, and Groq Compound.
When you create an account in the Groq console, you can get an API key (an authentication string required to use the service) immediately. You can use supported models with the API key you receive, without registering a credit card.
Free usage limits vary by model, and are about 30 requests per minute, about 6,000~12,000 tokens per minute, and about 100,000~500,000 tokens per day. Maximum output per request is 8,192 tokens, and there is no separate expiration date.
Sources and verification history
- Collection channel
- aicredits
- Collected at
- September 25, 2026, 08:27 KST
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