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Groq
80 pts
2 wins
VS
Perplexity AI
40 pts
0 wins
🏆 Overall, Groq offers more free value (2/6 categories)
📊 Side-by-Side
Category
Groq
Perplexity AI
Free Tier
✅ 6000 tokens/min (Llama 3.3 70B)
✅ No limit (basic search)
Free API
✅ Free tier（永久免费）
❌ None
Rate Limit
30 RPM / 6000 TPM
N/A
Open Source
❌ No
❌ No
Free Models
6
2
GitHub Stars
-
-
🧠 Model Details
Groq 6 models Llama 3.3 70B Versatile
World's fastest inference, 6000 tokens/min free, LPU chip accelerated
Llama 4 Scout 17B
Meta Llama 4 Scout, MoE architecture, free to use
Llama 4 Maverick 17B
Meta Llama 4 Maverick, MoE architecture, free to use
Mixtral 8x7B
MoE architecture, cost-effective
Gemma 2 9B
Google Gemma 2, ultra-fast small model
DeepSeek R1 Distill Llama 70B
DeepSeek R1 distilled, strong reasoning
Perplexity AI 2 models Perplexity Default
AI search engine, real-time web access
Pro Search
Deep search, 5 per day for free users