Groq swaps PlayAI for Orpheus TTS, cuts text-to-speech price 56%
What happened
Between the Dec 22, 2025 and Dec 29, 2025 captures of Groq's pricing page, Pulse recorded one change: PlayAI Dialog v1.0 TTS model ($50.00/M chars, 140 chars/s) replaced by Canopy Labs Orpheus English TTS model ($22.00/M chars, 100 chars/s) in the Text-to-Speech section. Pulse files it as a packaging change (plan removed) with a downward 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.
Groq's previous recorded change was "Groq Removes Multiple Models While Adding High-Performance GPT OSS 20B and 120B with New Prompt Caching Feature" (Q3 2025). Before that Pulse recorded "Groq Reduces GPT OSS 20B Input and Output Token Prices by 25% and 40%, Enhancing Cost Efficiency for Users" (Jan 10, 2026). Groq has been tracked since 2024-11-17.
In the same window OpenAI, Anthropic and Huggingface also changed their AI & Machine Learning pricing pages. Those moves are listed further down, and the Pulse Agent can compare them side by side.
- — · PlanPlan removed
PlayAI Dialog v1.0 TTS model ($50.00/M chars, 140 chars/s) replaced by Canopy Labs Orpheus English TTS model ($22.00/M chars, 100 chars/s) in the Text-to-Speech section.
| Plan | Field | Before | After | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Plan | PlayAI Dialog v1.0 TTS model ($50.00/M chars, 140 chars/s) replaced by Canopy Labs Orpheus English TTS model ($22.00/M chars, 100 chars/s) in the Text-to-Speech section. | Plan 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 Dec 22, 2025 and Dec 29, 2025; the change is marked around the middle of the page.
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Groq, the last 90 days
Full history- 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
- 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% · this change
- Q3 2025packagingGroq Removes Multiple Models While Adding High-Performance GPT OSS 20B and 120B with New Prompt Caching Feature
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All AI & Machine Learning changesQuestions about this change
Did Groq raise prices in December 2025?
No list-price increase was recorded between Dec 22, 2025 and Dec 29, 2025. The change Pulse detected was a packaging change: plan removed.
What changed on Groq's pricing page between Dec 22, 2025 and Dec 29, 2025?
PlayAI Dialog v1.0 TTS model ($50.00/M chars, 140 chars/s) replaced by Canopy Labs Orpheus English TTS model ($22.00/M chars, 100 chars/s) in the Text-to-Speech section. Pulse compared the captures it took on Dec 22, 2025 and Dec 29, 2025; the before/after table above lists each item as written on the page.
How often does Groq change its pricing?
Pulse recorded 1 other pricing-page change for Groq in the 90 days before this one; the previous change was "Groq Removes Multiple Models While Adding High-Performance GPT OSS 20B and 120B with New Prompt Caching Feature" in Q3 2025; Groq has been tracked since 2024-11-17.