// Comparison
Groq vs Google Gemini
Both are free AI APIs verified on APIVault. Here's how their free tiers, trust scores, and requirements stack up side by side.
By APIVault trust score, Google Gemini edges ahead (94/100 vs 92/100) — but the right pick depends on what you're building. See the breakdown below.
Groq
Google Gemini
Trust Score
Trust Score
92/100
94/100
Reliability
Reliability
100/100
100/100
Free Tier
Free Tier
100/100
85/100
Documentation
Documentation
100/100
94/100
Popularity
Popularity
46/100
96/100
Category
Category
LLM
LLM
Free tier
Free tier
14,400 req/day · 30 req/min · no card
1,500 req/day · 1M context · no card
Credit card
Credit card
Not required
Not required
Phone
Phone
Not required
Not required
Models
Models
Llama 3.3 70B, Mixtral, Gemma
Gemini 2.0 Flash, Gemini 1.5 Flash, Gemini 1.5 Pro (limited)
Groq
- Insane inference speed (500+ tokens/sec)
- OpenAI-compatible API
- Generous free tier with daily resets
- Smaller model selection vs OpenRouter
- Rate limits can hit during peak hours
Google Gemini
- 1,500 free requests/day resets daily
- Massive 1M token context
- Native multimodal (image, audio, video)
- Rate limits apply on free tier
- Some features require billing enabled