API
Groq API
Groq API is an OpenAI-compatible inference API for supported language and audio models, with Responses, Chat Completions, streaming, tool use, structured output, and speech endpoints.
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Groq API vs OpenRouter API
Groq API and OpenRouter API both expose OpenAI-compatible model access. Groq runs a selected model catalog on its inference cloud, while OpenRouter routes requests across many model providers.
Verified Oct 3, 202621 evidence sources
API
OpenRouter API
OpenRouter API is an OpenAI-compatible model-routing API that exposes hundreds of models from many providers through a single endpoint and account.
- Provider
- OpenRouter
- Categories
- LLM APIs
- Model links
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Structured facts
Entity profiles
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Groq API
- Entity type
- API
- Status
- Active
- Verified
- Oct 3, 2026
- Styles
- Rest, Sdk
- Authentication
- Bearer Token
- SDKs
- Python, TypeScript
- OpenAI compatible
- Yes
- Pricing
- —
OpenRouter API
- Entity type
- API
- Status
- Active
- Verified
- Oct 3, 2026
- Styles
- Rest, Sdk
- Authentication
- Bearer Token
- SDKs
- TypeScript, Python, Go
- OpenAI compatible
- Yes
- Pricing
- Usage Based
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Key differences
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Provider model
Groq API
Hosted inference on Groq infrastructure
OpenRouter API
Multi-provider routing layer
Model catalog
Groq API
Selected production and preview models
OpenRouter API
Broad catalog spanning many providers
OpenAI compatibility
Groq API
OpenAI-compatible Responses and Chat Completions
OpenRouter API
OpenAI-compatible model-routing API
Routing
Groq API
Groq service tiers and hosted model selection
OpenRouter API
Provider routing and fallback controls
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Connected models and APIs
OpenRouter API
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