As recorded at collection: Groq API free forever
As recorded at collection: Groq provides an inference API for running AI models with a permanently free tier. Credit card registration is not required, but request and token rate limits apply to each model.
- What you get
- Permanent free API access with rate limits
- Price
- Free
- Valid until
- No time limit
- Requirements
- Sign up at console.groq.com · Issue an API key · No card registration required · Rate limits apply by model
Details
Groq supports Llama 3.1/3.3, Llama 4 Scout/Maverick, GPT-OSS, Qwen3, Kimi K2, Whisper and Compound systems. Using its own hardware, it generates more than 200 to 1,000 tokens per second depending on the model.
After signing up at console.groq.com, you can immediately issue an API key and use the supported models, with no credit card required. The Groq API uses an OpenAI-compatible format, so existing OpenAI integrations can be used by changing only the base URL to the Groq URL.
The free tier is provided permanently, but usage is limited by model to about 30 requests per minute, 6,000 to 12,000 tokens per minute and 100,000 to 500,000 tokens per day. The maximum output for a single request is 8,192 tokens.
Sources and verification history
- Collection channel
- aicredits
- Collected at
- July 26, 2026, 16:49 KST
- First published
- Updated
- Related posts
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