# Groq free API key: how to get one

> Always free Groq API key, no card needed. 30 requests a minute and 1,000 a day per model, for the whole account. Step by step setup, checked October 2026.

- Kind: Always free, no card
- Limits: 30 requests a minute and 1,000 a day per model, for the whole account.
- Models: GPT-OSS 120B, GPT-OSS 20B and Qwen3.8 27B (the other Groq models need a paid or Enterprise plan)
- Get the key: https://console.groq.com/keys

## Steps

1. Create an account at console.groq.com.
2. Open API Keys and click Create API Key.
3. Paste it under Groq.

## Groq models in MultiScreenAI

The free tier covers GPT-OSS 120B, GPT-OSS 20B and Qwen3.8 27B (the other Groq models need a paid or Enterprise plan); the others need paid usage on the same key.

- GPT-OSS 120B: https://www.multiscreenai.com/models/gpt-oss-120b
- Muse Spark Open: https://www.multiscreenai.com/models/muse-spark-open
- Llama 3.3 70B: https://www.multiscreenai.com/models/llama-3-3-70b
- Qwen3.8 27B: https://www.multiscreenai.com/models/qwen3-8-27b
- MiniMax M2.7: https://www.multiscreenai.com/models/minimax-m2-7

## Use it with every other AI at once

Paste the key into MultiScreenAI (https://www.multiscreenai.com) and ask every model at once, side by side, with a blind test mode. Agents can do the same over MCP: https://www.multiscreenai.com/mcp