TL;DR: Groq is A-tier for llm apis & routers: Pick it when latency matters more than frontier quality.

Groq A

Fast inference API for open models.

Use case
LLM APIs & routers
Tier
A
Website
https://groq.com
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Why A-tier

Pick it when latency matters more than frontier quality.

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