Groq Cost Tuning

Usage Monitoring

class GroqUsageMonitor {
  private requestCount = 0;
  private bytesTransferred = 0;
  private alertThreshold: number;

  constructor(monthlyBudget: number) {
    this.alertThreshold = monthlyBudget * 0.8; // 80% warning
  }

  track(request: { bytes: number }) {
    this.requestCount++;
    this.bytesTransferred += request.bytes;

    if (this.estimatedCost() > this.alertThreshold) {
      this.sendAlert('Approaching Groq budget limit');
    }
  }

  estimatedCost(): number {
    return estimateGroqCost(this.requestCount).estimatedCost;
  }

  private sendAlert(message: string) {
    // Send to Slack, email, PagerDuty, etc.
  }
}

Cost Reduction Strategies

Step 1: Request Sampling

function shouldSample(samplingRate = 0.1): boolean {
  return Math.random() < samplingRate;
}

// Use for non-critical telemetry
if (shouldSample(0.1)) { // 10% sample
  await groqClient.trackEvent(event);
}

Step 2: Batching Requests

// Instead of N individual calls
await Promise.all(ids.map(id => groqClient.get(id)));

// Use batch endpoint (1 call)
await groqClient.batchGet(ids);

Step 3: Caching (from P16)

• Cache frequently accessed data
• Use cache invalidation webhooks
• Set appropriate TTLs

Step 4: Compression

const client = new GroqClient({
  compression: true, // Enable gzip
});

Budget Alerts

# Set up billing alerts in Groq dashboard
# Or use API if available:
# Check Groq documentation for billing APIs

Cost Dashboard Query

-- If tracking usage in your database
SELECT
  DATE_TRUNC('day', created_at) as date,
  COUNT(*) as requests,
  SUM(response_bytes) as bytes,
  COUNT(*) * 0.001 as estimated_cost
FROM groq_api_logs
WHERE created_at >= NOW() - INTERVAL '30 days'
GROUP BY 1
ORDER BY 1;

Instructions

Step 1: Analyze Current Usage

Review Groq dashboard for usage patterns and costs.

Step 2: Select Optimal Tier

Use the cost estimation function to find the right tier.

Step 3: Implement Monitoring

Add usage tracking to catch budget overruns early.

Step 4: Apply Optimizations

Enable batching, caching, and sampling where appropriate.

Output

• Optimized tier selection
• Usage monitoring implemented
• Budget alerts configured
• Cost reduction strategies applied

Error Handling

Examples

Quick Cost Check

// Estimate monthly cost for your usage
const estimate = estimateGroqCost(yourMonthlyRequests);
console.log(`Tier: ${estimate.tier}, Cost: $${estimate.estimatedCost}`);
if (estimate.recommendation) {
  console.log(`💡 ${estimate.recommendation}`);
}

Resources

• Groq Pricing
• Groq Billing Dashboard

Next Steps

For architecture patterns, see groq-reference-architecture.3d:["$","$L47",null,{"content":"$48","frontMatter":{"name":"groq-cost-tuning","description":"Optimize Groq costs through tier selection, sampling, and usage monitoring.\nUse when analyzing Groq billing, reducing API costs,\nor implementing usage monitoring and budget alerts.\nTrigger with phrases like "groq cost", "groq billing",\n"reduce groq costs", "groq pricing", "groq expensive", "groq budget".\n","allowed-tools":"Read, Grep","version":"1.0.0","license":"MIT","author":"Jeremy Longshore [email protected]"}}]