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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).

Claude Code Knowledge Pack7/10/2026

Overview

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.

First, install aider:

{% include install.md %}

Then configure your API keys:


setx   GROQ_API_KEY <key> # Windows, restart shell after setx

Start working with aider and Groq on your codebase:

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

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

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