Does Groq have a free tier?
Yes — a permanent free tier with no credit card: most models get 30 requests/min and 6K tokens/min, with daily caps from several hundred to 14,400 depending on the model (shared at the organization level).
Groq: get an API key and write fiction with it on your phone
Inference on purpose-built LPU chips streams hundreds of tokens per second — the difference is most tangible on reroll and swipe, where you're waiting on a single line; the free tier needs no card. This page is the BYOK quick answer for Groq: key steps, direct console and pricing links, and the app-side notes that matter. Verified 2026-07-18.
Two links up front: get your key at the official console and check rates on the official pricing page. Prices and free quotas move; the official pages are authoritative.
What does it power inside Foreverse?
The factory preset declares 1 modality flag for Groq. The models actually available come from the live catalog fetched in-app — catalogs move fast, and the flag only means the protocol wiring is ready.
| Modality | Used for |
|---|---|
| Text | Continuation · roleplay chat · agent |
How do I get a Groq API key?
- Sign up at console.groq.com with email or Google — no card required.
- Open API Keys → Create API Key, and copy it.
- The free tier works immediately; add a card to move to the Developer tier for roughly 10x rate limits and 25% off tokens.
Key in hand: three steps to connect
- Open the app's Settings → AI models & services and find Groq in the list (one of 62 presets, with logo and search).
- Paste the key and tap the connectivity test — it fires one real request to verify key and network, and pulls back the model list while it's at it.
- Enable the models you want, then set per-modality defaults (text, image, speech, and video each get their own); continuation, chat, and listening route through them from then on.
The one universal host pitfall: the API host must include its full version prefix (this provider's exact form is in the notes below) — the app never appends /v1 for you.
Groq-specific notes
The preset host is https://api.groq.com/openai/v1 — the full prefix is /openai/v1, so don't drop the /openai when entering it manually. The catalog is open models (Llama, Qwen, Kimi K2, etc.), no GPT or Claude; rate limits apply per organization, so extra keys don't stack.
FAQ
Where does the key live once I paste it into the app?
It's stored on your device only, under system-level encryption — never uploaded or synced to any Foreverse server. Requests go straight from your phone to the provider's official endpoint with zero markup. To revoke access, delete the key in the provider's console.