Groq model pricing.
prices as of · 11 models · 11 prices
Serves open-weight models on its own LPU hardware with a free tier.
Groq is a host selling 11 models, from $0.23 per million tokens for Llama 3.1 8B Instruct, read on 16 Sept 2026.
Kind of provider
Host
based in US
Where it runs
not stated
no regions published
How you pay
not stated
no payment terms published
Free tier
none published
nothing given away
Where Groq's prices land, and why
Groq publishes 11 prices we can compare, and 2 of them are below the list price for that model. 1 of those have a published reason behind them, so they rank like any other price. Nobody here has read its terms yet, so treat what it says about itself as its own claim.
Groq does not say whether it trains on what you send it. It does not say how long it keeps requests.
not yet checked: terms · privacy policy ↗ · status page ↗
Models to start with
all 11 prices ↓- gpt-oss-120bOpenAI · 131k context · 68 providers sell it$0.15 / $0.60274% above listbuy at Groq ↗
- Qwen3.8 27BAlibaba Cloud · 1M context · 51 providers sell it$0.80 / $467% above listbuy at Groq ↗
- MiniMax-M2.7MiniMax · 205k context · 49 providers sell it$0.60 / $1.8071% above listbuy at Groq ↗
- Llama-3.3-70B-InstructMeta · 128k context · 46 providers sell it$0.59 / $0.79313% above listbuy at Groq ↗
- gpt-oss-20bOpenAI · 131k context · 43 providers sell it$0.07 / $0.30139% above listbuy at Groq ↗
Everything Groq sells, against the list price
Cheapest first inside each group. The share is this row against the price the lab that trained the model charges.
Cheaper, and we know why
1 priceBelow list, with a published reason: hosting the open weights, a regional price list, credits, a stated discount.
- Qwen3 32B
Alibaba Cloud · 131k context
Hosts the open weights on its own servers, so the price is its own, not a resale. Precision not disclosed.
$0.29 / $0.59in / out per M
0.30×of list price
Same price as the maker
10 pricesThe same price the maker charges, sold by someone else.
$0.05 / $0.08in / out per M
1.00×of list price
$0.07 / $0.30in / out per M
2.39×of list price
$0.07 / $0.30in / out per M
1.00×of list price
$0.20 / $0.20in / out per M
1.11×of list price
$0.15 / $0.60in / out per M
3.74×of list price
$0.59 / $0.79in / out per M
4.13×of list price
$0.60 / $1.80in / out per M
1.71×of list price
$0.60 / $3in / out per M
0.89×of list price
$1 / $3in / out per M
1.40×of list price
$0.80 / $4in / out per M
1.67×of list price
Frequently asked
- What is Groq?
- Serves open-weight models on its own LPU hardware with a free tier. It sells 11 of the models we track, and trades as Groq, Inc., based in US.
- Is Groq cheaper than buying from the maker?
- 2 of its 11 prices sit below the list price for the model, and 1 of those have a published reason behind them, so they can lead a ranking.
- Does Groq train on what you send it?
- Groq does not say whether it trains on what you send it. It does not say how long it keeps requests.
- How current are these Groq prices?
- They come from the public catalogs we read, last read 16 Sept 2026. Prices exclude tax.