Groq: Qwen 3.6 27B added, new Enterprise-only LLM tier + 1 more change
What happened
Between the Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026 captures of Groq's pricing page, Pulse recorded 3 changes: Added Qwen 3.6 27B 131k model to on-demand LLM pricing at $0.60/1M input, $3.00/1M output tokens New Enterprise-only LLM tier introduced with Minimax M2.5 and Qwen3-VL 32B (contact sales) Kimi K2-0905 1T 256k removed from the main on-demand LLM pricing table (still priced in Prompt Caching table). In detail: New Enterprise-only LLM tier introduced with Minimax M2.5 and Qwen3-VL 32B models, priced as contact sales (no public per-token rate); Added Qwen 3.6 27B 131k model to on-demand LLM pricing at $0.60/1M input tokens, $3.00/1M output tokens (500 TPS); Kimi K2-0905 1T 256k removed from the main on-demand LLM pricing table (still priced identically in the separate Prompt Caching table). Pulse files it as a product change (feature added, feature removed) 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.
It lands 173 days after Groq's previous change, "Groq Reduces GPT OSS 20B Input and Output Token Prices by 25% and 40%, Enhancing Cost Efficiency for Users" (Jan 10, 2026). Before that Pulse recorded "Groq swaps PlayAI for Orpheus TTS, cuts text-to-speech price 56%" (Week 1, 2026), "Groq Removes Multiple Models While Adding High-Performance GPT OSS 20B and 120B with New Prompt Caching Feature" (Q3 2025) and "Groq Introduces Llama 4 Maverick and Qwen3 Models Amid Removal of Multiple High-Cost Plans and End of 50% Batch Processing Discount" (Q2 2025). Groq has been tracked since 2024-11-17.
In the same window Huggingface, Google, Anthropic, 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.
- New Enterprise-only LLM · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo Enterprise-only LLM tier
AfterEnterprise-only LLM tier
- LLM · FeatureAdded
BeforeNo Qwen 3.6 27B 131k model
AfterQwen 3.6 27B 131k model
- LLM · FeatureRemovedKimi K2-0905 1T 256kNo Kimi K2-0905 1T 256k
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Enterprise-only LLM | Feature | No Enterprise-only LLM tier | Enterprise-only LLM tier | Added |
| LLM | Feature | No Qwen 3.6 27B 131k model | Qwen 3.6 27B 131k model | Added |
| LLM | Feature | Kimi K2-0905 1T 256k | No Kimi K2-0905 1T 256k | Removed |
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 Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; the change is marked near the top of the page, where Enterprise-only LLM tier now appears.
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Groq, pricing history
Full history- Sep 20, 2026packagingGroq drops Compound from Featured Models, leaving only GPT-OSS 120B
- 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 · this change
- Jan 10, 2026decreaseGroq Reduces GPT OSS 20B Input and Output Token Prices by 25% and 40%, Enhancing Cost Efficiency for Users
- Week 1, 2026packagingGroq swaps PlayAI for Orpheus TTS, cuts text-to-speech price 56%
- 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
Across AI & Machine Learning in the same window
All AI & Machine Learning changes- HuggingfaceJul 3Enterprise SCIM provisioning & Team SSO OIDC added + 2 more changes
- GoogleJul 3Google Workspace: new Workspace Studio feature; AI Ultra Access dropped
- AnthropicJul 2Anthropic API: Fast mode for Opus 4.8 + Managed Agents pricing added
- SambaNovaJun 30SambaNova cuts gemma-4-31B-it output price 49%, input 42%
- Lightning AIJun 29Lightning AI raises interruptible GPU spot prices on T4, L4 and A100 80GB
Questions about this change
Did Groq raise prices in June 2026?
No list-price increase was recorded between Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026. The change Pulse detected was a product change: feature added, feature removed.
What changed on Groq's pricing page between Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026?
New Enterprise-only LLM feature: No Enterprise-only LLM tier → Enterprise-only LLM tier, added; LLM feature: No Qwen 3.6 27B 131k model → Qwen 3.6 27B 131k model, added; LLM feature: Kimi K2-0905 1T 256k → No Kimi K2-0905 1T 256k, removed. Pulse compared the captures it took on Mar 30, 2026 and Jun 29, 2026; 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; the previous change was "Groq Reduces GPT OSS 20B Input and Output Token Prices by 25% and 40%, Enhancing Cost Efficiency for Users" on Jan 10, 2026; Groq has been tracked since 2024-11-17.