Groq API provider profile

Review Groq's listed models, provider-published pricing notes, workload fit and explicit evidence gaps. This profile was last reviewed 2026-05-04.

Evidence review: 2026-05-04  ·  Research profile, not an endorsement

Groq model snapshot

Model IDs, context windows and provider pricing notes recorded at the profile's evidence date. Recheck the provider's official documentation before integration.

Model IDNameContextPricing (provider)
llama-3.3-70b-versatile Llama 3.3 70B (Groq) 128K $0.59 / $0.79 per 1M tok
llama-3.1-8b-instant Llama 3.1 8B Instant 128K $0.05 / $0.08 per 1M tok
mixtral-8x7b-32768 Mixtral 8x7B 32K $0.24 / $0.24 per 1M tok
whisper-large-v3 Whisper Large v3 audio $0.111 per hour audio

Provider-published snapshot reviewed 2026-05-04. A missing or old field is a coverage gap, not a current-price guarantee.

Testing Groq through the gateway is secondary

VerticalAPI is primarily the independent research and decision layer documented on this page. A gateway route exists in the current codebase as a beta utility; verify access, model identifiers, headers, compatibility and limits for your workload before using it.

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Evidence before integration

Dated snapshot

Last reviewed 2026-05-04. A date is an evidence boundary, not a freshness claim.

Provider facts

Model IDs, context and pricing notes are provider-reported inputs. Recheck the official source before committing spend.

No invented benchmark

Latency, throughput and quality rankings stay absent until a complete run can be reproduced.

Product boundary

A gateway route exists in the current codebase, but it is a secondary beta utility and is not the basis of this profile.

Where Groq shines

sub-100ms first-token latency real-time agents voice (Whisper) interactive UX

Questions about this Groq profile

Is this Groq profile current?

It is a dated snapshot last reviewed 2026-05-04. Fields can drift after that date, so verify high-change facts against the provider before purchase or integration.

Does VerticalAPI route this provider?

A secondary VerticalAPI gateway beta has a route for this provider in the current codebase. That does not guarantee feature parity, production readiness or access for your workload; verify the beta documentation first.

Can a provider pay to change this profile?

No. Providers can submit first-party evidence and factual corrections for free. Commercial visibility is labelled and cannot alter editorial conclusions or rankings.

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Profile status

  • 4 model entries in this dated profile snapshot.
  • Evidence review date: 2026-05-04.
  • Missing or unverified fields remain coverage gaps, never zero values.
  • Gateway beta route present; verify compatibility.