Groq Cloud

Groq Cloud provides the fastest inference currently available -- often 5-10x faster than OpenAI or Anthropic on identical model sizes -- making it the go-to choice for latency-sensitive applications.

The LPU advantage: Groq's Language Processing Unit (LPU) is custom silicon designed for one thing: transformer inference. The result is Llama 3 70B at 300+ tokens/second versus ~30 tokens/second on standard GPU infrastructure.

When to use Groq: If your application requires streaming responses that feel genuinely real-time (voice AI, coding assistants, live transcription), Groq's throughput makes the experience qualitatively different. It's also ideal for high-volume batch processing where speed translates directly to cost savings.

Open-source models at closed-source speeds: Groq runs Llama 3, Mixtral, Gemma, and other open models. Frontier-class quality at dramatically lower latency and often lower cost.