Groq API key setup
Fast inference on LPU hardware. Best-in-class throughput for open-weight models.
Get your key
- Open the Groq API keys page: console.groq.com/keys
- Create an account and generate an API key.
- Paste it into the Dracon BYOK provider keys — stored encrypted (AES-256-GCM), used browser-direct, works in every Dracon tool.
Free tier
Yes. 30 RPM, 1K–14.4K req/day, no credit card no credit card required
Rate limits: 30 RPM, 14.4K req/day
Connection details
- Base URL
https://api.groq.com/openai/v1- API shape
- OpenAI-compatible
- Env var
GROQ_API_KEY- Models
- llama-3.3-70b-versatile, llama-3.1-8b-instant, openai/gpt-oss-120b
- Model lineup
- Llama 3.3 70B, Llama 4 Scout, Llama 4 Maverick, Kimi K2, Mixtral 8x7B, Qwen 2.5 72B, Gemma 2 9B
Our verdicts on this kind of provider
Independent comparisons we keep current as pricing and free tiers shift. A guide is setup; a verdict is whether it's worth setting up.