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Groq

Groq builds custom Language Processing Unit (LPU) silicon optimized for low-latency LLM inference. The GroqCloud API serves popular open models (Llama, GPT OSS, Whisper, Orpheus) at industry-leading tokens-per-second with an OpenAI-compatible interface.

Groq publishes 9 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Audio API, Batch API, Chat API, and 6 more. Tagged areas include Artificial Intelligence, LLM, Inference, LPU, and Low Latency.

The Groq catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Groq’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 10 more developer resources.

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34.7/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 32/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-20 · rubric v0.12.0
AccessPaidSelf serve
9 APIs
Artificial IntelligenceLLMInferenceLPULow Latency

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Composite quality — 34.7/100 · thin
Contract Quality 15.0 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 4.8 / 20
Access Clarity 4.7 / 20
Operational Transparency 1.4 / 13
Contract Governance 1.4 / 12
Discoverability 7.4 / 10
Agent readiness — 32/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
Documented Reversibility 6 / 6
MCP Server 0 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 6 / 6
Agent Skills 0 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 9

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Groq Audio API

The Audio API from Groq — 3 operation(s) for audio.

Groq Batch API

The Batch API from Groq — 3 operation(s) for batch.

Groq Chat API

The Chat API from Groq — 1 operation(s) for chat.

Groq Embeddings API

The Embeddings API from Groq — 1 operation(s) for embeddings.

Groq Files API

The Files API from Groq — 3 operation(s) for files.

Groq Fine Tuning API

The Fine Tuning API from Groq — 2 operation(s) for fine tuning.

Groq Models API

The Models API from Groq — 2 operation(s) for models.

Groq Reranking API

The Reranking API from Groq — 1 operation(s) for reranking.

Groq Responses API

The Responses API from Groq — 1 operation(s) for responses.

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Open Collections 11

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

GroqCloud Audio API

OPEN COLLECTION

GroqCloud Audio Batch API

OPEN COLLECTION

GroqCloud Audio Chat API

OPEN COLLECTION

GroqCloud Audio Embeddings API

OPEN COLLECTION

GroqCloud Audio Files API

OPEN COLLECTION

GroqCloud Audio Fine Tuning API

OPEN COLLECTION

GroqCloud Audio Models API

OPEN COLLECTION

GroqCloud Audio Reranking API

OPEN COLLECTION

GroqCloud Audio Responses API

OPEN COLLECTION

GroqCloud API

OPEN COLLECTION

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GraphQL 1

GraphQL schemas published by this provider.

Groq GraphQL API

Groq provides ultra-fast LLM inference via their Language Processing Unit (LPU) hardware. The API is OpenAI-compatible and covers chat completions, audio transcription, and batc...

GRAPHQL

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Groq Plans Pricing

4 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Groq Rate Limits

6 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Groq Finops

FINOPS

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

Groq Chat Completions Streaming (HTTP + SSE)

AsyncAPI 2.6 description of Groq's **chat completion streaming** surface. Groq does not publish a WebSocket API. The only asynchronous / event-style transport documented at http...

ASYNCAPI

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs.

Groq API Rules

8 rules · 1 errors 7 warnings

SPECTRAL

Security Posture 4

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Groq Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Groq Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Groq Vulnerability Disclosure

security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Groq Trust Center

SOC 2, HIPAA, GDPR

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Groq Agentic Access

23 operations · 14 acting

23 operations · 14 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation
Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess
AgenticAccess

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization
GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter
TrustCenter
 VulnerabilityDisclosure
VulnerabilityDisclosure
 DomainSecurity
DomainSecurity
 Authentication
Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits
RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans
Plans
 FinOps
FinOps

Company 3

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn
LinkedIn
 Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
aid: groq
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/groq/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Groq
kind: company
description: Groq builds custom Language Processing Unit (LPU) silicon optimized for low-latency LLM inference. The GroqCloud
  API serves popular open models (Llama, GPT OSS, Whisper, Orpheus) at industry-leading tokens-per-second with an OpenAI-compatible
  interface.
accessModel:
  pricing: paid
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Paid · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/groq.png
tags:
- Artificial Intelligence
- LLM
- Inference
- LPU
- Low Latency
tags_raw:
- AI
- LLM
- Inference
- LPU
- Low Latency
created: '2026-05-08'
modified: '2026-05-29'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
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  name: Groq Audio API
  description: The Audio API from Groq — 3 operation(s) for audio.
  humanURL: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.groq.com/openai/v1
  tags:
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  properties:
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    url: openapi/groq-audio-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
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  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#chat
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/groq-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/groq-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/reasoning
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/vision
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/speech-to-text
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/text-to-speech
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/content-moderation
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/batch
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/flex-processing
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#files
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#models
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/tools
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/lora
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/prompt-caching
- aid: groq:groq-batch-api
  name: Groq Batch API
  description: The Batch API from Groq — 3 operation(s) for batch.
  humanURL: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.groq.com/openai/v1
  tags:
  - Batch
  properties:
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    url: openapi/groq-batch-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/text-chat
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#chat
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/groq-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/groq-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/reasoning
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/vision
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/speech-to-text
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/text-to-speech
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/content-moderation
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/batch
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/flex-processing
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#files
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#models
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/tools
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/lora
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/prompt-caching
- aid: groq:groq-chat-api
  name: Groq Chat API
  description: The Chat API from Groq — 1 operation(s) for chat.
  humanURL: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.groq.com/openai/v1
  tags:
  - Chat
  properties:
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  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/text-chat
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#chat
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/groq-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/groq-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/reasoning
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/vision
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/speech-to-text
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/text-to-speech
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/content-moderation
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/batch
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/flex-processing
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#files
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#models
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/tools
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/lora
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/prompt-caching
- aid: groq:groq-embeddings-api
  name: Groq Embeddings API
  description: The Embeddings API from Groq — 1 operation(s) for embeddings.
  humanURL: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.groq.com/openai/v1
  tags:
  - Embeddings
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/groq-embeddings-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/text-chat
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#chat
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/groq-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/groq-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/reasoning
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/vision
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/speech-to-text
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/text-to-speech
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/content-moderation
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/batch
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/flex-processing
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#files
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#models
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/tools
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/lora
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/prompt-caching
- aid: groq:groq-files-api
  name: Groq Files API
  description: The Files API from Groq — 3 operation(s) for files.
  humanURL: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.groq.com/openai/v1
  tags:
  - File
  tags_raw:
  - Files
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/groq-files-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/text-chat
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#chat
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/groq-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/groq-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/reasoning
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/vision
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/speech-to-text
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/text-to-speech
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/content-moderation
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/batch
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/flex-processing
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#files
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#models
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/tools
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/lora
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/prompt-caching
- aid: groq:groq-fine-tuning-api
  name: Groq Fine Tuning API
  description: The Fine Tuning API from Groq — 2 operation(s) for fine tuning.
  humanURL: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.groq.com/openai/v1
  tags:
  - Fine-Tuning
  tags_raw:
  - Fine Tuning
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/groq-fine-tuning-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/text-chat
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#chat
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/groq-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/groq-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/reasoning
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/vision
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/speech-to-text
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/text-to-speech
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/content-moderation
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/batch
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/flex-processing
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#files
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#models
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/tools
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/lora
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/prompt-caching
- aid: groq:groq-models-api
  name: Groq Models API
  description: The Models API from Groq — 2 operation(s) for models.
  humanURL: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.groq.com/openai/v1
  tags:
  - Models
  properties:
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    url: openapi/groq-models-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/text-chat
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#chat
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/groq-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/groq-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/reasoning
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/vision
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/speech-to-text
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/text-to-speech
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/content-moderation
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/batch
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/flex-processing
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#files
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#models
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/tools
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/lora
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/prompt-caching
- aid: groq:groq-reranking-api
  name: Groq Reranking API
  description: The Reranking API from Groq — 1 operation(s) for reranking.
  humanURL: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.groq.com/openai/v1
  tags:
  - Reranking
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/groq-reranking-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/text-chat
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#chat
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/groq-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/groq-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/reasoning
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/vision
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/speech-to-text
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/text-to-speech
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/content-moderation
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/batch
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/flex-processing
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#files
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#models
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/tools
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/lora
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/prompt-caching
- aid: groq:groq-responses-api
  name: Groq Responses API
  description: The Responses API from Groq — 1 operation(s) for responses.
  humanURL: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference
  baseURL: https://api.groq.com/openai/v1
  tags:
  - Responses
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/groq-responses-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/text-chat
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#chat
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/groq-asyncapi.yml
  - type: GraphQL
    url: graphql/groq-graphql.md
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/reasoning
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/vision
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/speech-to-text
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/text-to-speech
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/content-moderation
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/batch
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/flex-processing
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#files
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/api-reference#models
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/tools
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/lora
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://console.groq.com/docs/prompt-caching
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/groq-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/groq-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/groq-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/groq-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/groq-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/groq
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/groq
- type: Website
  url: https://groq.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://console.groq.com/docs
- type: Plans
  url: plans/groq-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/groq-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/groq-finops.yml
- url: https://groq.com/blog
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com