// Comparison
Groq vs Together
Both are free AI APIs verified on APIVault. Here's how their free tiers, trust scores, and requirements stack up side by side.
Groq
Together
Trust Score
Trust Score
92/100
92/100
Reliability
Reliability
100/100
100/100
Free Tier
Free Tier
100/100
85/100
Documentation
Documentation
100/100
90/100
Popularity
Popularity
46/100
92/100
Category
Category
LLM
LLM
Free tier
Free tier
14,400 req/day · 30 req/min · no card
$5 credits · no card
Credit card
Credit card
Not required
Not required
Phone
Phone
Not required
Not required
Models
Models
Llama 3.3 70B, Mixtral, Gemma
Llama, Mixtral, Qwen, DeepSeek
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
Together
- Huge model catalog
- Fine-tuning support
- Generous $5 free credit
- Credits expire in 3 months
- Some models slower than Groq