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Groq vs Langfuse

Features, pricing, ratings, and pros and cons, side by side.

Verdict

Groq and Langfuse are both Developer Tools tools. Both have a free plan or trial. Only Langfuse is available on CLI.

Best overall

Groq

  • Software developers
  • AI application builders
  • Enterprise engineering teams
  • Voice and agent developers

Choose Groq if

  • You want a tool built for Low-latency LLM API calls.
  • Listed speeds of about 280 to 1,000 tokens per second on hosted models.
  • OpenAI-compatible API and Responses API support, so migration is mostly a base URL change.

Choose Langfuse if

  • You want a tool built for production tracing and debugging of LLM apps and agents, prompt versioning, and systematic evaluation on real data.
  • MIT-licensed core with free self-hosting, avoiding vendor lock-in.
  • Covers tracing, prompt management and evaluation in one platform.
Best for beginners
Langfuse
Best for business
Groq

Features

17 features compared.

  • LPU inference
    Groq
    Available
    Langfuse
    Not available
  • OpenAI-compatible API
    Groq
    Available
    Langfuse
    Not available
  • Open model catalog
    Groq
    Available
    Langfuse
    Not available
  • Speech models
    Groq
    Available
    Langfuse
    Not available
  • Built-in tools and MCP
    Groq
    Available
    Langfuse
    Not available
  • Batch and Flex tiers
    Groq
    Available
    Langfuse
    Not available
  • Structured outputs and reasoning
    Groq
    Available
    Langfuse
    Not available
  • Spend limits and projects
    Groq
    Available
    Langfuse
    Not available
  • LoRA inference
    Groq
    Available
    Langfuse
    Not available
  • Tracing
    Groq
    Not available
    Langfuse
    Available
  • Evaluation
    Groq
    Not available
    Langfuse
    Available
  • Prompt Management
    Groq
    Not available
    Langfuse
    Available
  • Playground
    Groq
    Not available
    Langfuse
    Available
  • Datasets and Experiments
    Groq
    Not available
    Langfuse
    Available
  • Cost and Latency Dashboards
    Groq
    Not available
    Langfuse
    Available
  • Open-Source Self-Hosting
    Groq
    Not available
    Langfuse
    Available
  • APIs and MCP Servers
    Groq
    Not available
    Langfuse
    Available

Pricing

Plans as listed by each vendor. Check their sites for current prices.

  • Pricing model
    Groq
    Freemium
    Langfuse
    Freemium
  • Free plan
    Groq
    Yes
    Langfuse
    Yes
  • Starting price
    Groq
    $0
    Langfuse
    $0
  • Plans
    Groq
    3 plans
    Langfuse
    4 plans

Groq plans

  • Free

    $0

    Free API access with lower rate limits, for evaluation and small projects

    • API key from the console
    • Access to hosted open models
    • Playground
    • Lower rate limits than the Developer tier

  • Developer

    Most popular

    $0.075-$4.00/1M tokens

    Pay-as-you-go usage billing with higher rate limits, no monthly fee

    • Higher rate limits
    • Chat support
    • Flex service tier
    • Batch processing
    • Spend limits

  • Enterprise

    Custom/custom

    Contact sales for dedicated capacity and enterprise-only models

    • Custom rate limits
    • Models such as Llama 3.3 70B
    • Dedicated infrastructure
    • Enterprise controls

Langfuse plans

  • Hobby

    $0

    Free cloud tier for individuals and early projects

    • 50k units/month
    • 30 days data access
    • 2 users
    • community support

  • Core

    $29/month

    Paid tier for small production teams

    • 100k units/month included
    • 90 days data access
    • unlimited users
    • in-app support

  • Pro

    $199/month

    Teams needing long retention and compliance reports

    • 100k units/month included
    • 3 years data access
    • data retention management
    • SOC 2 and ISO 27001 reports
    • HIPAA BAA available
    • high rate limits

  • Enterprise

    $2,499/month

    Large organizations with security and support requirements

    • Everything in Pro
    • audit logs
    • SCIM API
    • uptime and support SLAs
    • named lead support engineer
    • invoice or AWS Marketplace billing

Our ratings

Scored out of 10 by the Finder Atlas editorial team. Last reviewed November 2026.

Groq
8.6overall
Langfuse
8.4overall

  • Inference Speed

    Groq
    9.5
    Langfuse
    Not rated

  • Latency

    Groq
    9.2
    Langfuse
    Not rated

  • API Compatibility

    Groq
    9.0
    Langfuse
    Not rated

  • Cost Efficiency

    Groq
    8.5
    Langfuse
    Not rated

  • Model Selection

    Groq
    7.0
    Langfuse
    Not rated

  • Ease of Use

    Groq
    Not rated
    Langfuse
    7.8

  • Feature Depth

    Groq
    Not rated
    Langfuse
    8.8

  • Value for Money

    Groq
    Not rated
    Langfuse
    8.7

  • Performance & Speed

    Groq
    Not rated
    Langfuse
    8.4

  • Documentation & Support

    Groq
    Not rated
    Langfuse
    8.5

Scores weigh documented features, plan value, platform coverage, integrations and user feedback. A missing score means we have not rated that area yet.

Pros and cons

Groq

Pros

  • Listed speeds of about 280 to 1,000 tokens per second on hosted models
  • OpenAI-compatible API and Responses API support, so migration is mostly a base URL change
  • Free tier with an API key, and pay-as-you-go pricing with no monthly fee
  • Low per-token prices, for example $0.15 input and $0.60 output per 1M tokens for GPT OSS 120B
  • Includes speech-to-text and text-to-speech models alongside text models

Cons

  • Only hosts a curated set of open models; no proprietary frontier models such as GPT or Claude
  • Some models, including Llama 3.3 70B, are enterprise-only and require contacting sales
  • Free tier rate limits are low for production use
  • No public pricing page on groq.com; prices sit in the developer docs
  • Preview models can be discontinued at short notice

Langfuse

Pros

  • MIT-licensed core with free self-hosting, avoiding vendor lock-in.
  • Covers tracing, prompt management and evaluation in one platform.
  • Free Hobby tier with 50k units per month and no credit card required.
  • Over 100 integrations, plus OpenTelemetry for languages without a native SDK.
  • Core plan at $29/month with unlimited users.

Cons

  • Hobby is limited to 2 users and 30 days of data access.
  • SOC 2, ISO 27001 and HIPAA support start at the $199/month Pro plan, and SSO and RBAC need a $300/month add-on.
  • Audit logs, SCIM and SLAs are restricted to the $2,499/month Enterprise plan.
  • Usage-based unit overage adds cost for high-volume tracing.

Platforms

  • Web
    Groq
    Supported
    Langfuse
    Supported
  • Windows
    Groq
    Not supported
    Langfuse
    Not supported
  • macOS
    Groq
    Not supported
    Langfuse
    Not supported
  • iOS
    Groq
    Not supported
    Langfuse
    Not supported
  • Android
    Groq
    Not supported
    Langfuse
    Not supported
  • API
    Groq
    Supported
    Langfuse
    Supported
  • Browser Extension
    Groq
    Not supported
    Langfuse
    Not supported
  • CLI
    Groq
    Not supported
    Langfuse
    Supported

Integrations

Groq

8 integrations
  • OpenAI SDK
  • Factory Droid
  • OpenCode
  • Kilo Code
  • Roo Code
  • Cline
  • Google Workspace
  • MCP connectors

Langfuse

23 integrations
  • LangChain
  • Vercel AI SDK
  • LiteLLM
  • Pydantic AI
  • Google ADK
  • CrewAI
  • LlamaIndex
  • OpenAI Agents
  • Mastra
  • OpenAI
  • Anthropic
  • Amazon Bedrock
  • Azure OpenAI
  • Google Gemini
  • Mistral AI
  • vLLM
  • Groq
  • Claude Code
  • Cursor
  • Dify
  • n8n
  • PostHog
  • OpenTelemetry

Company

  • Company
    Groq
    Groq LLC
    Langfuse
    Langfuse
  • Founded
    Groq
    2016
    Langfuse
    2023
  • Headquarters
    Groq
    San Francisco, CA
    Langfuse
    Berlin, Germany
  • Listing
    Groq
    Claimed
    Langfuse
    Claimed

Frequently asked questions

Is Groq better than Langfuse?

It depends on your workflow. Groq is built for Low-latency LLM API calls. Langfuse is built for production tracing and debugging of LLM apps and agents, prompt versioning, and systematic evaluation on real data.

What are the key feature differences between Groq and Langfuse?

Groq: Fast, OpenAI-compatible inference API for open models, running on custom LPU chips. Langfuse: Open-source platform to trace, evaluate and improve LLM applications and agents.

Does Groq or Langfuse have a free plan?

Yes, both do. Groq is freemium and Langfuse is freemium, and each has a free plan or trial.

Which is cheaper, Groq or Langfuse?

Both can be used for free. Paid plans differ in limits and features, so compare the tiers in the pricing table above.