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Groq — free tier setup
What you get free
A permanent free tier on Groq's ultra-fast LPU inference, with per-model rate limits applied at the organization level. Per the catalog: "llama-3.3-70b-versatile: 30 RPM, 1K RPD, 12K TPM, 100K TPD; llama-3.1-8b-instant: 30 RPM, 14.4K RPD, 6K TPM, 500K TPD; openai/gpt-oss-120b: 30 RPM, 1K RPD, 8K TPM, 200K TPD (varies by model). 'Rate limits apply at the organization level, not individual users.'" The gotcha: Groq cut free-tier limits in 2026 — most models are now 1,000 requests/day (down from 14,400), so daily caps arrive much sooner than older guides suggest.
Friction check
| Credit card | no |
| Phone verification | no |
| Org/membership | none |
| Est. time to first key | ~5m (3 steps) |
| Trains on your prompts | unknown |
The rest of this guide — the key-obtain walkthrough, first request, the limits that will bite you, and the rotation runbook — ships with the Indie field library. What you’ve read above is the real first section, not a blurred preview; the remainder simply isn’t in this page.