Groq LPU
SRAM-based language processing units sold as a token-priced inference cloud.
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Groq LPU vs Tenstorrent Blackhole
Groq LPU (Groq) and Tenstorrent Blackhole (Tenstorrent) both sit in Chips & Compute. Groq LPU is the cheaper entry point at Pricing not published on current page. Custom/usage rates apply.. Tenstorrent Blackhole shipped more tracked changes in the last 30 days (8 vs 3). Every value below comes from the latest crawl of the vendors' own pages.
| Attribute | Groq LPU Groq | Tenstorrent Blackhole Tenstorrent |
|---|---|---|
| Segment | Chips & Compute | Chips & Compute |
| Version | GroqCloud API | Blackhole |
| Entry cost | Pricing not published on current page. Custom/usage rates apply. | from $999/unit |
| Pricing tiers | GroqCloud Console Free Tier / Pay-As-You-Go free | Cards $999 · Workstations $9999 · Servers (Tenstorrent Galaxy) $70000 |
| Model stack | canopylabs/orpheus-arabic-saudi · canopylabs/orpheus-v1-english · kimi-k2-instruct-0905 · Llama / Kimi / GPT-OSS · Llama 3.1 8B Instant · Llama 3.3 70B Versatile · llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct · llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct · LPU v2 · meta-llama/llama-4-maverick-17b-128e-instruct · meta-llama/llama-4-scout-17b-16e-instruct · minimax-m2.5 · minimax/minimax-m2.5 · minimaxai/minimax-m2.5 · moonshotai/kimi-k2-instruct-0905 · openai/gpt-oss-120b · openai/gpt-oss-20b · openai/gpt-oss-safeguard-20b · Orpheus English · orpheus-arabic-saudi · orpheus-v1-english · Qwen 3.6 27B · qwen/qwen3-32b · qwen/qwen3-vl-32b-instruct · qwen3-32b · qwen3-vl-32b-instruct · Whisper V3 Large · whisper-large-v3 | Blackhole Tensix · Gemma-2 · Gemma4 · GLM-5.2 · Kimi-K3 · Llama-3.3-70B · Qwen3-32B · Tensix cores · tt-metal / tt-nn |
| Context window | 131k | — |
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| Routes models | ||
| Changes / 30d | 3 | 8 |
| Origin | Global | Global |
| Capabilities | deterministic latency, OpenAI-compatible API, open-model catalogue, batch API, Fast LLM inference, OpenAI Compatibility, Prompt Caching, Speech to Text | RISC-V cores, open tt-metal stack, Ethernet-scaled cards, IP licensing, Passive, active and liquid cooling options, High-performance AI processing, Liquid-cooled workstations (TT-QuietBox), Scale-out servers (Tenstorrent Galaxy) |
Tenstorrent Blackhole
Open-source software stack and RISC-V based accelerators sold as cards and IP.
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