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Groq API key setup

Fast inference on LPU hardware. Best-in-class throughput for open-weight models.

Get your key

  1. Open the Groq API keys page: console.groq.com/keys
  2. Create an account and generate an API key.
  3. Paste it into the Dracon key manager — 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
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