Groq Introduces New Llama 3.3 70B Model with Competitive Pricing and High Speed of 1600 Tokens/Second
What happened
Between the Nov 17, 2024 and Jan 3, 2025 captures of Groq's pricing page, Pulse recorded 4 changes: New Llama 3.3 70B SpecDec 8k model added with 1600 tokens/second speed, $0.59 input and $0.99 output pricing per million tokens; Vision model billing clarification added: images are billed at 6,400 tokens per image; Llama 3.3 70B Versatile speed increased from 250 to 275 tokens per second; Llama 3.1 70B Versatile model renamed to Llama 3.3 70B Versatile. Pulse files it as a packaging change (new plan, feature added, limit increase, plan renamed) with an upward direction. Pulse's latest capture (Sep 20, 2026) lists GPT OSS 20B at $0.08 per 1M input tokens + $0.3 per 1M output tokens, Whisper Large v3 (ASR) at $0.11 per hour transcribed, Whisper Large V3 Turbo (ASR) at $0.04 per hour transcribed, Canopy Labs Orpheus Arabic Saudi (TTS) at $40 per 1M characters and Canopy Labs Orpheus V1 English (TTS) at $22 per 1M characters.
This is the first pricing-page change Pulse has recorded for Groq. Groq has been tracked since 2024-11-17.
In the same window Anthropic also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- Llama 3.3 70B · PlanAdded
BeforeNo Llama 3.3 70B SpecDec 8k model
AfterLlama 3.3 70B SpecDec 8k model
- — · FeatureAdded
BeforeNot listed
AfterVision model billing clarification
- Llama 3.3 70B · Limit+10%250275 tokens per second
- Llama 3.3 70B · PlanRenamed
BeforeLlama 3.1 70B Versatile model
AfterLlama 3.3 70B Versatile
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Llama 3.3 70B | Plan | No Llama 3.3 70B SpecDec 8k model | Llama 3.3 70B SpecDec 8k model | Added |
| — | Feature | Not listed | Vision model billing clarification | Added |
| Llama 3.3 70B | Limit | 250 | 275 tokens per second | +10% |
| Llama 3.3 70B | Plan | Llama 3.1 70B Versatile model | Llama 3.3 70B Versatile | Renamed |
Values as written on Groq's public pricing page in the two captures Pulse compared; where the page states no number, the cells give the wording before and after.
Evidence
The two captures Pulse comparedFull-page captures of Groq's pricing page (groq.com) from Nov 17, 2024 and Jan 3, 2025; the change is marked on the page, where Llama 3.3 70B SpecDec 8k model now appears.
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Groq, pricing history
Full history- Q3 2025packagingGroq Removes Multiple Models While Adding High-Performance GPT OSS 20B and 120B with New Prompt Caching Feature
- Q2 2025improvedGroq Introduces Llama 4 Maverick and Qwen3 Models Amid Removal of Multiple High-Cost Plans and End of 50% Batch Processing Discount
- Q1 2025packagingGroq Introduces New High-Performance Models and 50% Discount on Batch API for Paid GroqCloud Customers
- Dec 2024packagingGroq Introduces New Llama 3.3 70B Model with Competitive Pricing and High Speed of 1600 Tokens/Second · this change
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
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- AnthropicJan 10Anthropic API Cuts Flagship Opus Model Prices by 67% in Major Update to Version 4.5, Launching New Pricing Structure
- AnthropicJan 10Anthropic Max Plan Now Includes Memory Across Conversations, Enhancing User Experience and Functionality
- AnthropicJan 10Anthropic Introduces Max Plan at $100+/Month, Offering 5x-20x More Usage Than Pro Plan
Questions about this change
Did Groq raise prices in January 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Nov 17, 2024 and Jan 3, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: new plan, feature added, limit increase, plan renamed.
What changed on Groq's pricing page between Nov 17, 2024 and Jan 3, 2025?
Llama 3.3 70B plan: No Llama 3.3 70B SpecDec 8k model → Llama 3.3 70B SpecDec 8k model, added; feature: Not listed → Vision model billing clarification, added; Llama 3.3 70B limit: 250 → 275 tokens per second (+10%); Llama 3.3 70B plan: Llama 3.1 70B Versatile model → Llama 3.3 70B Versatile, renamed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Nov 17, 2024 and Jan 3, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Groq change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 0 other pricing-page changes for Groq in the 90 days before this one; Groq has been tracked since 2024-11-17.