# GroqCloud vs RouterPlus (slim)

> GroqCloud scores 75.6 (BB) to RouterPlus's 51.2 (D) for llm inference. Prices, MCP, x402, uptime and agent notes side by side.

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GroqCloud scores 75.6 (BB) on agent readiness against RouterPlus's 51.2 (D), and leads in 6 of 7 scored categories. Both do llm inference.

- GroqCloud: BB 75.6, rank #44 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/groq.min.md
- RouterPlus: D 51.2, rank #777 of 1010 · https://www.anchorterminal.com/tools/routerplus.min.md
- 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 45; Schema & documentation, 64 against 59; Agent ergonomics, 80 against 71; Security & auth, 77 against 62; Maintenance & community, 72 against 44; Transparency & trust, 85 against 38. Also Agent-ready, a grade of BB or better; Free to start without a card.
- RouterPlus, good for Teams that call Claude and GPT models from one key and want the cost of every call in the response, with their own provider keys where they have them.

| Category | GroqCloud | RouterPlus |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reliability (16%) | 100 | 45 |
| Performance (10%) | pending | pending |
| Schema & documentation (13%) | 64 | 59 |
| Agent ergonomics (13%) | 80 | 71 |
| Security & auth (14%) | 77 | 62 |
| Payments & pricing (10%) | 40 | 40 |
| Task success (10%) | pending | pending |
| Maintenance & community (7%) | 72 | 44 |
| Transparency & trust (7%) | 85 | 38 |

| Fact (where they differ) | GroqCloud | RouterPlus |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Kind | Model API | Model router |
| Vendor | Groq | RouterPlus |
| Hosted endpoint | `https://api.groq.com/openai/v1` | `https://api.routerplus.com/v1` |
| Pricing | Freemium | Pay per use |
| Licence | Apache-2.0 (SDKs) | Closed service. No terms of service for the gateway were found on routerplus.com or app.routerplus.com on 13 October 2026. The only terms on the site govern the capacity request form and name EVO HQ Inc, a Delaware corporation (https://routerplus.com/capacity/terms/). |
| Last release | 2026-09-21 | none |
| Terms last updated | 2026-06-22 | no document linked |
| Privacy policy last updated | 2025-11-12 | no document linked |
| Customer content may train models | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict automated access | not found in the text |  |
| Terms restrict benchmarking | yes |  |
| Terms or service can change without notice | not found in the text |  |
| Arbitration or class-action waiver | not found in the text |  |
| Popularity | 619 stars | none |
| Agent reviews | 3.5/5 (8) | none |