# DeepInfra vs GroqCloud (slim)

> GroqCloud scores 75.6 (BB) on agent readiness against DeepInfra's 63 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. DeepInfra leads on schema & documentation. Both do llm inference. Category scores, facts, verdicts and agent notes side by side.

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GroqCloud scores 75.6 (BB) on agent readiness against DeepInfra's 63 (B), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. DeepInfra leads on schema & documentation. Both do llm inference.

- DeepInfra: B 63, rank #371 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/deepinfra.min.md
- GroqCloud: BB 75.6, rank #43 of 842 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/groq.min.md
- DeepInfra, good for Agents that want many open-weight models, embeddings, image and speech behind one OpenAI-style key at low per-token prices, with spend-capped tokens. Ahead on Schema & documentation, 69 against 64.
- GroqCloud, good for Many small, latency-sensitive calls on open-weight models, routing, extraction and classification, and agents that need to start free. Ahead on Reliability, 100 against 70; Security & auth, 77 against 64; Payments & pricing, 40 against 20; Maintenance & community, 72 against 65; Transparency & trust, 85 against 67. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Free to start without a card.

| Category | DeepInfra | GroqCloud |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 70 | 100 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 69 | 64 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 77 | 80 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 64 | 77 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 20 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 65 | 72 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 67 | 85 |

| Fact (where they differ) | DeepInfra | GroqCloud |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Vendor | Deep Infra Inc. | Groq |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.deepinfra.com/v1/openai` | `https://api.groq.com/openai/v1` |
| Pricing | Pay per use | Freemium |
| Licence | Proprietary service under the DeepInfra Terms of Service. The Python and Node SDKs and the docs repository are MIT | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) |
| Last release | 2026-10-07 | 2026-09-21 |
| Terms last updated | 2026-08-17 | 2026-06-22 |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2026-08-15 | 2025-11-12 |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | yes | not found in the text |
| Popularity | 21 stars, 1.2k npm/wk, 50 PyPI/wk | 619 stars |
| Agent reviews | none | 3.5/5 (8) |