Groq vs Fireworks AI Pricing (2026)
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Groq vs Fireworks AI

LLM API Providers pricing comparison · 2026

Groq uses custom pricing, while Fireworks AI ranges from $0.008–$12/per million tokens / hour.

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Groq
Groq offers ultra-fast LLM inference powered by custom LPU hardware, with a free tier for
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Fireworks AI
Fireworks AI is an LLM inference platform providing access to 16+ open-source models throu
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Estimated license cost
at 25 seats
List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.
Usage-based
$0.05 per 1M tokens
see vendor pricing for volume tiers
Usage-based
$0.008 per 1M tokens
see vendor pricing for volume tiers
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Sources & confidence

Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.

Where this data comes from
Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs
Sources 10 sourced facts
8 hidden-cost · 1 contract · Vendr median
Last verified 2mo ago
Confidence Medium confidence
Sources 6 sourced facts
3 hidden-cost · 2 contract · Vendr median
Last verified 2mo ago
Confidence Medium confidence
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Plans at a glance

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Hidden costs

Each cost is severity-ranked, with the dollar range quoted from its source (Vendr, Reddit, TrustRadius, BBB, official docs) — never our estimate.

Beyond the sticker
Severity-ranked, sourced
4 documented
  • Free Tier Rate Limits Block Production Use
    5-15% of license costs
    2 sources
  • Limited Model Selection Requires Multi-Provider Strategy
    5-10% of license costs
    3 sources
  • No Privacy SLA on Free Tier
    10-25% of license costs
    1 source
  • Speed Advantage Narrows for Large Models and Long Contexts
    5-15% of license costs
    2 sources
2 documented
  • Markup Over Direct Provider APIs
    100-300% of license costs
    2 sources
  • Fine-Tuning Unavailable for Large MoE Models on Serverless
    5-15% of license costs
    1 source
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Contract terms

The fine print, surfaced. Green = buyer-friendly. Each clause backed by a quoted source.

Groq
Fireworks
Auto-renewal
✓ No
—
Cancellation
—
immediate upon stopping usage for pay-as-you-go users; involves terminating the service agreement or shutting down active resources for enterprise or dedicated deployments
Commitment
—
May involve contracts with minimum commitments for enterprise or dedicated deployments; Global provisioned throughput implies reservation commitments.
Price escalation
No published price escalation schedule; token prices have generally trended downward as model catalog expands
—
Can downgrade
✓ Yes
—
Based on 3 verified sources (Vendr · TrustRadius · BBB)
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What users say

Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.

User reviews
TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2
No public ratings yet
Best for
Prototyping and evaluation
Watch out
Free tier rate limits (30 RPM / 1,000 RPD) make production workloads impractical without upgrading
No public ratings yet
Best for
Variable-volume API usage
Watch out
Serverless pricing has historically been higher than going directly to underlying model providers for single-model workloads
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License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats). Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges. Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.
LLM API Providers

Groq

Custom pricing
/per million tokens
3 plans · Free tier
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LLM API Providers

Fireworks AI

$0.008–$12
/per million tokens / hour
6 plans
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Groq and Fireworks AI are both popular llm api providers solutions, but they differ in pricing and approach. Groq starts free while Fireworks AI starts free. This comparison breaks down every tier, hidden cost, and feature to help you pick the right tool for your budget.

Plan-by-Plan Pricing

Plan Groq Fireworks AI
Free Free /month Custom
Developer Custom Custom
Enterprise Custom Custom
On-Demand (B200) — Custom
On-Demand (B300) — Custom
Enterprise — Custom

Hidden Costs

Beyond the sticker price — what catches buyers off guard.

Groq 4 hidden costs

medium
Free Tier Rate Limits Block Production Use 5-15% of license costs
low
Limited Model Selection Requires Multi-Provider Strategy 5-10% of license costs
high
No Privacy SLA on Free Tier 10-25% of license costs
medium
Speed Advantage Narrows for Large Models and Long Contexts 5-15% of license costs
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Fireworks AI 2 hidden costs

medium
Markup Over Direct Provider APIs 100-300% of license costs
medium
Fine-Tuning Unavailable for Large MoE Models on Serverless 5-15% of license costs
See all Fireworks AI hidden costs →

Contract Terms

Term Groq Fireworks AI
Auto-renewal No —
Cancellation — immediate upon stopping usage for pay-as-you-go users; involves terminating the service agreement or shutting down active resources for enterprise or dedicated deployments
Minimum commitment — May involve contracts with minimum commitments for enterprise or dedicated deployments; Global provisioned throughput implies reservation commitments.
Price escalation No published price escalation schedule; token prices have generally trended downward as model catalog expands —
Can downgrade Yes —

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