Platform Profile
Groq
Groq builds specialized inference hardware and software for extremely fast AI responses.
Role
Inference speed
Stack
LPUs
Status
Active
Groq focuses on making high-speed inference widely accessible.
Related Coverage
- Groq 3 LPX Is a Rack You Can Order — AA Hit 3,431 tok/s on Nvidia’s Own Gear
Nvidia put Groq 3 LPX — the interactive inference accelerator that extends Vera Rubin — into full production. Artificial Analysis measured 3,431 output tokens per second on Gemma 4 31B at 100K context on a private Nvidia-hosted endpoint. Nebius is the first named cloud; Groq will follow with Dell. Report 3,431 as AA-on-Nvidia-gear, not a worldwide production-API record.
- Groq Raises $350M at $3.5B — Half Its Peak, Now Nvidia’s Cluster Landlord
Groq closed a $350 million Series A led by Disruptive with planned Nvidia participation, valuing the inference operator at $3.5 billion — about half its 2025 peak after Nvidia’s licensing deal hired away founder Jonathan Ross — and bringing 2026 capital to $1 billion as it targets 200+ MW in 2027.