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Groq

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Fast, low-cost AI inference provider running LLMs on custom LPU chips via GroqCloud's pay-as-you-go API.

3.6M visits/mo

HEROZ

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A Japanese AI firm that grew from shogi-AI research into industry ML solutions and a generative-AI platform, HEROZ ASK.

1.9M visits/mo

Abacus.AI

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AI super-assistant plus enterprise ML platform: ChatLLM for teams and end-to-end model building for enterprises; broad, pricing not shown.

4.3M visits/mo

WaveSpeedAI

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Pay-per-use API hub aggregating 1000+ image, video, and audio generation models for developers building AI media pipelines.

2.2M visits/mo

PicoClaw

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Ultra-lightweight, self-hosted open-source AI assistant in Go that runs on sub-$10 hardware like Raspberry Pi with under 10MB RAM.

81K visits/mo

Pricing

GPT-OSS 20B: $0.075 per 1M input tokens ($0.30 per 1M output)

GPT-OSS 120B: $0.15 per 1M input tokens

No public pricing

Silver: $100 top-up (higher rate limits)

Gold: $1,000 top-up (higher rate limits)

Ultra: $10,000 top-up (highest rate limits)

Free trial available

No public pricing

Core features

✦LPU custom inference hardware
✦GroqCloud tokens-as-a-service API
✦High-speed, low-latency inference
✦Pay-as-you-go token pricing
✦Free API key to start
✦Broad open-model support

✦Deep-learning and machine-learning core technology
✦HEROZ ASK generative-AI platform
✦BtoB and BtoC AI solutions
✦BLOOMWORKS product
✦Industry AI deployment case studies

✦ChatLLM access to multiple top AI models
✦AI agents and automation
✦No-code full-stack app creation
✦Enterprise generative AI platform
✦Structured ML model building
✦Optimization and forecasting

✦Unified API access to 1000+ image/video/audio generation models
✦Pay-per-use pricing billed per image or per second of video
✦Includes chat/LLM model access (Claude, GPT, Gemini, etc.) priced per token
✦Account tiers unlock higher GPU limits and concurrency
✦CLI and desktop app for building workflows
✦Enterprise options with dedicated support and custom deployment

✦Single self-contained binary requiring under 10MB RAM
✦Sub-1-second startup even on low-power processors
✦Support for 16+ chat channels including Telegram, Discord, Slack, WeCom
✦Compatibility with multiple LLM providers (OpenAI, Claude, DeepSeek, Gemini, etc.)
✦Runs on Raspberry Pi, RISC-V, ARM64, x86_64, Android, and Docker
✦Self-hosted design keeping data and configuration local
✦Gateway/API mode for connecting to chat platforms via MCP protocol

Use cases

→Running LLM inference at high speed
→Cutting inference costs at scale
→Powering low-latency AI chat apps
→Serving models via a hosted API

→Deploying generative AI in enterprises
→Applying ML to industry-specific problems
→AI-driven business transformation (DX)

→Chat with many AI models in one place
→Build and deploy ML models
→Automate tasks with AI agents

→Integrating AI image/video generation into an app via API
→Building automated content pipelines needing multiple AI models
→Testing and comparing many generative models from one account
→Scaling AI media production with volume-based account tiers
→Accessing both media-generation and LLM APIs from one platform

→Running a private AI assistant on minimal or embedded hardware
→Local code assistance that keeps proprietary code off the cloud
→Home automation and personal task scheduling via chat bots
→Privacy-conscious users wanting self-hosted AI on low-cost devices

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