What is the difference between Groq and Prime Intellect?

Groq and Prime Intellect are both cloud GPU providers offering different pricing models, features, and GPU availability. Use our comparison tool to see real-time pricing and feature differences.

Which is cheaper: Groq or Prime Intellect?

Pricing varies by GPU model and usage requirements. Check our real-time comparison table to find the best deals for your specific needs.

Can I switch between Groq and Prime Intellect?

Yes, both providers offer flexible cloud GPU services. However, consider factors like data transfer costs, setup time, and specific features when switching between providers.

Groq vs Prime Intellect

Compare LLM inference API pricing between Groq and Prime Intellect. Find the best rates for AI training, inference, and ML workloads.

Groq

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Prime Intellect

Provider 2

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Models Available

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Comparison Overview

107

Total LLM Models

Groq Models

107

Prime Intellect Models

Direct Comparisons

LLM API Pricing Comparison

Total models: 107Both available: 3Groq: 3Prime Intellect: 107

Showing 15 of 107 models

Prices per 1M tokens · Last updated: 10/24/2026, 4:06:23 PM

Model ↑	Groq	Prime Intellect	Input Diff ↕
Claude Fable 5 Anthropic	Not available	$10.00 in $50.00 out	—
Claude Fable 5.1 Anthropic	Not available	$10.00 in $50.00 out	—
Claude Haiku 4.5 Anthropic	Not available	$1.00 in $5.00 out	—
Claude Opus 4.1 Anthropic	Not available	$15.00 in $75.00 out	—
Claude Opus 4.5 Anthropic	Not available	$5.00 in $25.00 out	—
Claude Opus 4.6 Anthropic	Not available	$5.00 in $25.00 out	—
Claude Opus 4.7 Anthropic	Not available	$5.00 in $25.00 out	—
Claude Opus 4.8 Anthropic	Not available	$5.00 in $25.00 out	—
Claude Opus 5 Anthropic	Not available	$5.00 in $25.00 out	—
Claude Opus 5.5 Anthropic	Not available	$4.00 in $20.00 out	—
Claude Sonnet 4.5 Anthropic	Not available	$3.00 in $15.00 out	—
Claude Sonnet 4.6 Anthropic	Not available	$3.00 in $15.00 out	—
Claude Sonnet 5 Anthropic	Not available	$2.00 in $10.00 out	—
Claude Sonnet 5.5 Anthropic	Not available	$2.00 in $10.00 out	—
DeepSeek V3.1 DeepSeek	Not available	$0.600 in $1.70 out	—

Features Comparison

Groq

LPU-Powered Inference
Custom Language Processing Units run inference, with 256 LPUs and 128 GB of on-chip SRAM per rack
OpenAI-Compatible API
Drop-in replacement for the OpenAI API at api.groq.com/openai/v1, including a Responses API
Layered Platform
GroqMetal bare-metal infrastructure, GroqCore inference stack, and GroqAssured enterprise governance, each including the layers below
Multimodal Endpoints
Text generation plus speech-to-text, text-to-speech, OCR and image recognition, and content moderation models
Agentic Systems and Built-In Tools
Compound systems that combine models with web search, code execution, remote MCP tools, and Google Workspace connectors
Service Tiers
Performance, flex, and batch processing tiers, plus prompt caching, structured outputs, and LoRA inference

Prime Intellect

Multi-provider GPU access
On-demand access to 1 to 256 GPUs sourced from many clouds, managed from one dashboard, CLI, and API
Reserved clusters
Large-cluster requests sent to 50+ data centers for parallel quotes, from H100 and H200 to B200, B300, and GB300 NVL72
Prime Intellect Inference
OpenAI-compatible API for hosted open-weight models and gateway access to OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, xAI, and other model families, billed per token
Hosted RL training
Lab runs reinforcement-learning post-training against environments from the Environments Hub, with LoRA adapters deployable for inference
Orchestration and networking
SLURM and Kubernetes orchestration, InfiniBand networking, and Grafana monitoring for clusters
Spot resale
Idle reserved nodes can be put on Prime Intellect's spot market

Pros & Cons

Groq

Advantages

High published token speeds (500 t/s on GPT-OSS 120B, 1,000 t/s on GPT-OSS 20B)
OpenAI-compatible API for easy integration
Competitive pricing for open-weight models
Free tier available for testing

Considerations

Small model catalog: production text models are limited to OpenAI GPT-OSS
Focus on inference only - no training capabilities
Several models are preview-only and may be discontinued at short notice

Prime Intellect

Advantages

One account for GPUs across many underlying providers
Per-token inference rates are published through a public models endpoint
Inference, training, and GPU rental on the same platform
Publishes open-source models, datasets, and RL tooling

Considerations

GPU rates are only available after sign-in through the availability API, so they are not tracked here
As an aggregator, hardware, networking, and support depend on the underlying provider
Gateway models are routed to other inference providers rather than served on Prime Intellect's own hardware

Compute Services

Groq

Prime Intellect

Pricing Options

Groq

Pay-per-token

Token-based pricing with separate input/output rates; audio models are billed per hour and speech models per character

Batch and flex processing

Alternative service tiers for throughput-tolerant or bursty workloads instead of the standard on-demand tier

Enterprise capacity

Dedicated capacity and enterprise-only models quoted through sales

Free tier

Rate-limited free access for development and testing

Prime Intellect

On-demand GPUs

Hourly rates set per underlying provider, with community and spot tiers where available

Reserved clusters

Quoted per request from participating data centers

Per token

Inference billed per 1M input and output tokens, with cached-input rates on hosted models

Getting Started

Groq

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up at console.groq.com with email or OAuth
2
Get API key
Generate an API key from the console dashboard
3
Make API calls
Use the OpenAI-compatible endpoint with your preferred model

Prime Intellect

Get Started

1
Create an account
Sign up at app.primeintellect.ai
2
Rent GPUs
Pick a GPU type, count, and provider from the availability list, then provision from the dashboard or the prime CLI
3
Call the inference API
Create an API key and point an OpenAI-compatible client at api.pinference.ai

Support & Global Availability

Groq

Global Regions

13 data centers across four continents, including sites in the US (Liberty Lake, St Paul, Dallas, Houston), Canada (Kamloops, Vaudreuil-Dorion, Calgary), Finland, the UK, Australia, and Saudi Arabia

Support

Documentation and API reference, developer community, production readiness guides, and enterprise onboarding via sales

Prime Intellect

Support

Documentation, plus direct assistance from the research and infrastructure engineering team and a dedicated solutions engineer for reserved-cluster customers