Yes. When you sign up at console.groq.com, you get access to a Free tier with no credit card required. The Free tier lets you use GroqCloud and call supported models, but your usage is capped by rate limits (requests/tokens per minute or per day).
Here are the key points:
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Under the Free Tier you can sign up with an API key and use supported models
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The Free Tier is subject to the published rate limits. You can info on rate limits here
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If you’re on the free tier, we show how much your requests would have cost if you upgraded to the dev tier, but if you’re on the free tier and haven’t given us payment information, then you won’t be charged
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To check your exact allowed limits (RPM, TPM, TPD) for your account, go to your GroqConsole → Limits (in the account settings) which shows your accounts limits
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If you exceed your Free Tier quota, you can either (a) wait for the quota reset or (b) upgrade to Developer tier for higher limits (see pricing for details)
In short: The Free Tier is great for getting started and experimentation, but it’s not unlimited. If you’re doing high volume usage or production workloads you’ll likely need to move to the Developer tier