Groq API alternatives

The best alternatives to Groq API are OpenRouter, SambaNova Cloud, DeepInfra, Cerebras Inference and Together AI, among 6 comparable Build tools. Each is an Build tool with a distinct edge — pricing, output quality, or workflow — detailed below and reviewed on Stork.

• OpenRouterProvider list prices plus a 5.5% fee on credit purchases (Standard plan)

  One key for 600+ models from 80+ providers, including closed models; Groq is one of its providers

• SambaNova Cloud

  Also runs open models on its own custom chips for high tokens-per-second inference

• DeepInfra

  GPU host with a much larger catalog of open models, embeddings and image models

• Cerebras Inference

  Wafer-scale chips aimed at the same very-fast open-model inference niche

• Together AI

  Broad open-model inference plus fine-tuning and dedicated GPU endpoints

• OpenAI API

  First-party access to OpenAI's closed GPT models rather than open-weight models