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title: "GROQ"
description: "Groq currently offers *free* API access to the models they host. The Llama 3 70B model works well with aider and is comparable to GPT-3.5 in code editing performance. You'll need a [Groq API key](https://console.groq.com/keys)."
type: skill
canonical_url: https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/groq
source: "Claudary"
difficulty: intermediate
author: "Claude Code Knowledge Pack"
date: 2026-07-10T11:25:06.794Z
license: CC-BY-4.0
attribution: "GROQ — Claudary (https://claudary.paisolsolutions.com/skills/groq)"
---

# GROQ
Groq currently offers *free* API access to the models they host. The Llama 3 70B model works well with aider and is comparable to GPT-3.5 in code editing performance. You'll need a [Groq API key](https://console.groq.com/keys).

## Overview

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parent: Connecting to LLMs
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# GROQ

Groq currently offers *free* API access to the models they host.
The Llama 3 70B model works
well with aider and is comparable to GPT-3.5 in code editing performance.
You'll need a [Groq API key](https://console.groq.com/keys).

First, install aider:

{% include install.md %}

Then configure your API keys:

```
export GROQ_API_KEY=<key> # Mac/Linux
setx   GROQ_API_KEY <key> # Windows, restart shell after setx
```

Start working with aider and Groq on your codebase:

```bash
# Change directory into your codebase
cd /to/your/project

aider --model groq/llama3-70b-8192

# List models available from Groq
aider --list-models groq/
```

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