Groq API

by console.groq.com

AI models and chat Added on October 31st, 2026 Checked and working on November 1st, 2026

What it does

Groq runs open AI models on its own LPU chips, which makes responses very fast. The API offers chat and text generation with open models (such as Llama, Qwen and GPT-OSS), speech-to-text with Whisper and text-to-speech, and is compatible with the OpenAI API format, so existing code often works by changing the base URL. Responses are JSON. Free plan with a free API key and rate limits per model; paid plans for higher limits. An official MCP server (groq-mcp) lets AI agents call models hosted on Groq.

API
JSON
MCP
REST

At a glance

API key: Needed, free · More APIs with a free key
Pricing: Free plan with a free API key and rate limits per model; paid plans for higher limits.
From the browser: Yes (CORS)
Formats: JSON
Interface: REST, MCP
Provider: console.groq.com
Last checked: Working on November 1st, 2026

More information: https://console.groq.com/docs/overview

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Used in: Build a chatbot on free AI API tiers

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Example request

curl

curl -X POST 'https://api.groq.com/openai/v1/chat/completions' \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"model": "llama-3.1-8b-instant", "messages": [{"role": "user", "content": "hello"}]}'

JavaScript

const response = await fetch("https://api.groq.com/openai/v1/chat/completions", {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({"model":"llama-3.1-8b-instant","messages":[{"role":"user","content":"hello"}]}),
});
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

Python

import requests

response = requests.post(
    "https://api.groq.com/openai/v1/chat/completions",
    headers={
        "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY",
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
    },
    json={
        "model": "llama-3.1-8b-instant",
        "messages": [
            {
                "role": "user",
                "content": "hello",
            },
        ],
    },
    timeout=30,
)
print(response.json())

Replace YOUR_API_KEY with your own key. The JavaScript works in a web page as well as in Node.js 18 or newer.