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TFireworks AI vs Groq
Pricing, features, platforms and who each one suits — side by side.
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Choose Fireworks AI if…
- you're in its core audience: ai application developers, ml engineers
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Choose Groq if…
- you want a free plan to start with
- you're in its core audience: ai application developers, startups building llm products
Side by side
Feature Fireworks AI Groq
Pricing modelPaidFreemium
Starting price$8/mo—
Free plan
Free trial
API
Open source
PlatformsWeb, APIWeb, API
CompanyFireworks AIGroq
Full feature lists
F Fireworks AI
- Serverless per-token inference for open models
- Single endpoint across 30+ regions
- Model ensembling that routes each task by accuracy and cost
- Dedicated GPU deployments from H100 to GB300
- Managed fine-tuning and training APIs
- Discounted cached input and 50%-off batch jobs
- Data residency controls and region-restricted deployments
- SOC 2 Type 2 and ISO 27001/27701/42001 certifications
G Groq
- OpenAI-compatible API endpoint
- Text generation and reasoning models
- Speech-to-text and text-to-speech
- Vision and OCR support
- Tool use with built-in, remote MCP and local tools
- Structured outputs and prompt caching
- Performance, Flex and Batch service tiers
- Dedicated bare-metal LPU capacity for enterprises
Their home pages
What each vendor shows first: the pitch, the plans and the sign-up.
Fireworks AI · fireworks.ai
Groq · groq.comWhat you'd pay
The cheapest plan that fits, per month, billed yearly where the plan offers it.
Fireworks AI
ServerlessFrom $0.05 per 1M input tokens
Reserved ThroughputServerless rates, committed
Fireworks SovereignContract
Nexus Pro$8/mo
Nexus Team$10/seat/mo
Nexus EnterpriseCustom
Dedicated GPUsFrom $8.00/GPU-hour (H100)
Managed TrainingFrom $0.50 per 1M training tokens
Groq
FreeFree
DeveloperUsage-based
Price changes we've recorded
We re-read each pricing page every month and log what changed.
Fireworks AI
- Nov 8, 2026Starting price: none → $8/mo; Reserved Throughput: Custom → Serverless rates, committed; New plan: Nexus Pro ($8); New plan: Nexus Team ($10); New plan: Nexus Enterprise (Custom); New plan: Dedicated GPUs ($8); Plan dropped: Dedicated Training API
Groq
No changes since we started tracking.
Strengths and limitations
Fireworks AI
- Serverless pricing starts at $0.05 per 1M input tokens with no commitment
- Batch jobs cost 50% less
- Idle GPU deployments scale to zero after one hour
- Holds SOC 2 Type 2 and several ISO certifications
- Region-restricted deployments cost 1.5x
- Spot capacity is best-effort and only on select models
- Sovereign is still in private preview
Groq
- Drop-in OpenAI-compatible API
- Free plan available
- Covers text, speech, vision and tool use in one API
- 13 data centers across four continents
- Free plan has lower rate limits than Developer plan
- Batch and Flex processing require the Developer plan
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