Groq drops Compound from Featured Models, leaving only GPT-OSS 120B
What happened
Between the Sep 19, 2026 and Sep 20, 2026 captures of Groq's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: Groq Compound removed from the Featured Models section; page heading changed from 'Featured Models and Systems' to 'Featured Models', leaving only the GPT-OSS 120B card featured. Pulse files it as a packaging change (plan removed) with a downward direction. The current page 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.
It lands 62 days after Groq's previous change, "Groq drops Llama 4 Scout and Qwen3 32B, upgrades Minimax to M2.7" (Jul 20, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Groq: Qwen 3.6 27B added, new Enterprise-only LLM tier + 1 more change" (Jul 3, 2026). Groq has been tracked since 2024-11-17.
In the same window Anthropic, OpenAI, Google, SambaNova and Lightning AI also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · PlanReworded
BeforeFeatured Models and Systems
AfterFeatured Models
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Plan | Featured Models and Systems | Featured Models | Reworded |
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 Sep 19, 2026 and Sep 20, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where "Featured Models and Systems" becomes "Featured Models".
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Groq, the last 90 days
Full history- Sep 20, 2026packagingGroq drops Compound from Featured Models, leaving only GPT-OSS 120B · this change
- Jul 20, 2026packagingGroq drops Llama 4 Scout and Qwen3 32B, upgrades Minimax to M2.7
- Jul 3, 2026improvedGroq: Qwen 3.6 27B added, new Enterprise-only LLM tier + 1 more change
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- AnthropicSep 21Anthropic boosts context window to 1M across all Claude plans
- OpenAISep 20OpenAI refreshes ChatGPT plan taglines across Free, Go, Plus, Pro
- GoogleSep 7Google Workspace: promo discount cut from 50% to 30%/20% off
- SambaNovaAug 11SambaNova: gemma-4-31B-it token price increase ($0.22→$0.38 in / $0.59→$1.15 out)
- Lightning AIJul 13Lightning AI slashes H100 on-demand to $4.50, adds new spot tier as RTXP 6000 sp...
Questions about this change
Did Groq raise prices in September 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Sep 19, 2026 and Sep 20, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: plan removed.
What changed on Groq's pricing page between Sep 19, 2026 and Sep 20, 2026?
Plan: Featured Models and Systems → Featured Models, reworded. Pulse compared the captures it took on Sep 19, 2026 and Sep 20, 2026; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Groq change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 2 other pricing-page changes for Groq in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Groq drops Llama 4 Scout and Qwen3 32B, upgrades Minimax to M2.7" on Jul 20, 2026; Groq has been tracked since 2024-11-17.