Groq's 14,400 RPD free tier applies to prompt guards, not chat models

Groq's published free tier rate limits of 14,400 requests per day are misleading for chat models, as this higher limit applies only to prompt guard models, not text-generating LLMs. Chat models like OpenAI GPT OSS 120B and Qwen/Qwen3.6-27B are actually limited to 1,000 requests per day. This significant discrepancy means developers planning agent loops based on the higher number will encounter rate limiting much sooner than expected. AI

IMPACT Developers using Groq's free tier for agent loops may face unexpected rate limiting due to a misunderstanding of model-specific limits.

RANK_REASON Article clarifies rate limits for an existing service, not a new release or significant industry event.

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• Groq
• meta-llama/llama-prompt-guard-2-22m
• meta-llama/llama-prompt-guard-2-86m
• OpenAI GPT OSS 120B
• OpenAI GPT-OSS-20B
• Qwen/Qwen3.6-27B

• infra

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