The outcome

Choose a Groq model configuration that meets measured quality, latency, context, and cost requirements.

Step by step

A workflow you can repeat.

  1. 01

    Define representative prompts, expected outputs, context sizes, safety cases, latency targets, and a scoring rubric.

  2. 02

    Create a development project and key, then shortlist currently supported models with the required modality and capabilities.

  3. 03

    Run the same test set with fixed parameters and record output quality, time to first token, total latency, tokens, and errors.

  4. 04

    Repeat tests near the project's request and token limits, handling 429 and transient failures with bounded backoff.

  5. 05

    Pin the selected model ID, document fallbacks and acceptance thresholds, and rerun the evaluation when models change.

Working standard

What good use looks like.

  • Measure end-to-end latency.
  • Score quality and safety alongside speed.
  • Version the evaluation set.

Official references

Check the current product documentation.