Groq Pricing Calculator 2026
Estimate your total cost including hidden fees
The Groq calculator estimates the cost of your selected plan. Change the team size where pricing is per person, choose an available billing period, and add reported extras that apply to your contract.
Enter your requirements below to see the recurring cost and first-year total. Unverified extras are excluded.
- Plans: 3 tiers; see plan details for free, usage-based or custom pricing
- Free Tier Rate Limits Block Production Use: 5-15% of license costs
- Limited Model Selection Requires Multi-Provider Strategy: 5-10% of license costs
- No Privacy SLA on Free Tier: 10-25% of license costs
Reported extras may depend on your usage and contract. Confirm the final quote with Groq.
As of September 2026, Groq has a free plan; paid plans are priced by quote. Groq offers 3 pricing tiers. Reported extras are shown below. Only costs with a clear amount and billing basis can be added to the estimate. Pricing verified from 3 sources by CostBench.
Estimate Your Monthly Cost
Enter your expected monthly usage:
- Up to 1,000 tokens/second on LPU hardware
- Whisper Large v3 at $0.111/hour for audio transcription (billed at minimum 10s/request)
- Whisper Large v3 Turbo at $0.04/hour for audio transcription
- TTS: Canopy Labs Orpheus English $22 per M characters, Arabic Saudi $40 per M characters
- Built-in tools: Basic web search $5/1000 requests, Advanced search $8/1000, Visit website $1/1000, Code execution $0.18/hour
- Prompt caching: 50% discount on cached input tokens for Kimi K2, GPT OSS 20B, and GPT OSS 120B
- Batch API: 50% lower cost with 24-hour to 7-day processing window
Real-World Groq Cost Examples
Audio Transcription: 400 Hours via Whisper
$16$16.00 total ($0.04 × 400 hours)
Transcribing 400 hours of mono audio using Groq's Whisper Large v3 Turbo. Note: stereo or multi-channel audio multiplies cost by the number of channels.
Reddit: 'Groq offers Whisper Large v3 Turbo at $0.04 per hour of audio transcribed. $0.04 × 400 = $16.00'Light Developer Usage: Llama 3.1 8B
$0$0.90/month ($0.50 input + $0.40 output)
Small personal or prototype project using the most affordable model — 10M input tokens and 5M output tokens per month.
Artificial Analysis: Llama 3.1 8B at $0.05/1M input, $0.08/1M outputProduction App: Moderate Usage with Llama 3.3 70B
$45$45.30/month ($29.50 input + $15.80 output)
Production application requiring strong reasoning — 50M input tokens and 20M output tokens per month using Groq's most capable tracked model.
Artificial Analysis: Llama 3.3 70B at $0.59/1M input, $0.79/1M outputCompare at This Team Size
Frequently Asked Questions
01 How accurate is this Groq pricing calculator?
This calculator uses official Groq pricing data verified as of 2026-07-29. Hidden cost estimates are based on 4 verified cost categories from real user reports. Actual costs may vary based on negotiated discounts, specific feature requirements, and implementation complexity.
02 What hidden costs should I include in my Groq budget?
Our calculator includes 0 verified hidden cost categories for Groq: . Toggle each to see how they affect your total cost.
03 Should I choose monthly or annual billing for Groq?
Compare the published annual total with twelve monthly payments when both are available. An annual commitment may reduce flexibility; confirm cancellation terms and whether the quoted plan fits your needs.
04 How do I know which Groq tier I need?
Start with your must-have features. Groq offers 3 tiers and has a free plan; paid plans are priced by quote. Entry tiers work for basic needs, while enterprise tiers add advanced security, customization, and support.
05 Can I negotiate Groq pricing below calculator estimates?
Negotiated pricing depends on the vendor, plan and contract. We do not assume a discount in this estimate. See our negotiation guide for tactics.