Free Tier · verified Sep 20, 2026
GroqCloud: Free GroqCloud API tier
Groq's current official Free Plan Limits table still includes qwen/qwen3.8-27b, but its daily token cap is now 200,000 rather than the 2 million recorded in the master file. The current limits are 30 requests/minute, 1,000 requests/day, 8,000 tokens/minute, and 200,000 tokens/day.
PrototypingLow LatencyOpenAI-compatible
What you actually get
- Eligibility
- GroqCloud users on the Free plan
- Rate and usage limits
- Limits vary by model and are published in Groq's rate-limit table; account headers expose remaining requests and tokens.
- Models
- GroqCloud production and preview catalog
- Card requirement
- no for Free tier
- Regions
- Global (except restricted)
- After the free allowance
- Wait for limits to reset or upgrade to the Developer plan.
- Data and privacy catch
- Review Groq's current data controls and model-provider terms before sending sensitive data.