AI pricing · November 2026
Groq API pricing
What a typical workload costs
An app that sends 1,000 requests a day, each with a 2,000-token prompt and a 500-token answer, uses 60M input and 15M output tokens in 30 days.
| Model | Per month |
|---|---|
| GPT-OSS 120B | $18.00 |
| GPT-OSS 20B | $9.00 |
| Qwen3.8 27B | $108 |
Closest-priced models from other providers
Matched on a 3:1 mix of input to output tokens. Open models are compared with every provider.
| Groq model | In / out $/1M | Closest elsewhere |
|---|---|---|
| GPT-OSS 120B | $0.15 / $0.60 | Mistral Small 4 (Mistral) $0.15 / $0.60 · GPT-OSS 120B (Together AI) $0.15 / $0.60 |
| GPT-OSS 20B | $0.075 / $0.30 | Ministral 3 8B (Mistral) $0.15 / $0.15 · Claude Haiku 5.5 (Anthropic) $0.10 / $0.50 |
| Qwen3.8 27B | $0.80 / $4 | Grok 4.3 (xAI) $1.25 / $2.50 · Gemini 3.8 Flash (Google) $0.75 / $3.75 |
Source: Groq pricing, checked 2026-11-02. To price a real prompt, paste it into the token counter.
FAQ
How much does the Groq API cost?+
Groq charges per token. On 2026-11-02 its official pricing page listed, per 1M tokens: GPT-OSS 120B $0.15 input / $0.60 output, GPT-OSS 20B $0.075 input / $0.30 output and Qwen3.8 27B $0.80 input / $4 output.
What is the cheapest Groq model?+
GPT-OSS 20B: $0.075 per 1M input tokens and $0.30 per 1M output tokens. For the example workload on this page (30,000 requests a month) that is about $9.00 a month, against $108 on Qwen3.8 27B, the most expensive Groq model here.
Does Groq have prompt caching or cheaper cached input?+
Groq's pricing page lists no separate cached-input price for these models (checked 2026-11-02); every input token is billed at the normal rate.
Does Groq offer a batch discount?+
This page has no batch price for Groq models; check the official pricing page linked below for asynchronous or off-peak options.
How does GPT-OSS 120B compare on price with other AI APIs?+
At $0.15 input / $0.60 output per 1M tokens, the closest-priced models from other providers are Mistral Small 4 (Mistral, $0.15 / $0.60) and GPT-OSS 120B (Together AI, $0.15 / $0.60). Price per token isn't the whole bill: compare quality on your own prompts, and how many tokens each model uses for the same task.
How current are these prices?+
They were copied from Groq's official pricing page on 2026-11-02, and the month in this page's title is that check date. Prices change often, so confirm on the official page before you commit to a budget.
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