Groq vs Fireworks AI
Compare Groq and Fireworks AI on pricing, free tier, open source, API, self-host, verdict and momentum.
Both are dev-infra tools. Groq is freemium (free tier; from $0.075/1M tokens (small models)) with an API, a free tier; Fireworks AI is freemium ($1 starter credits; serverless from $0.10/1M tokens; on-demand GPU from $7/hr) with an API and a free tier. The catalog stamp is ship for Groq and situational for Fireworks AI, last verified 2026-08-24 and 2026-08-19 respectively.
Groq
Ultra-fast inference on custom LPU hardware — open models at 500+ tok/s.
Fireworks AI
Fast inference platform for open models — serverless and on-demand GPUs.
| field | Groq | Fireworks AI |
|---|---|---|
| pricing | freemium · free tier; from $0.075/1M tokens (small models) | freemium · $1 starter credits; serverless from $0.10/1M tokens; on-demand GPU from $7/hr |
| free tier | yes | yes |
| open source | no | no |
| api | yes | yes |
| self-host | no | no |
| verdict | ship | situational |
| momentum | blueshift | steady |
| last verified | 2026-08-24 | 2026-08-19 |
| key limitation | Model catalog limited to what fits their hardware. | Differentiation vs Together/Groq unclear for standard inference. |
The call
Pick Groq — we ship it; Fireworks AI is situational for us.
Pick Fireworks AI for open-model inference when you want a serverless endpoint.
Groq sources
Fireworks AI sources
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