Groq Reference Architecture

Overview

Production architecture for ultra-fast LLM inference with Groq LPU. Covers model routing by latency requirements, streaming pipelines, fallback strategies, and integration patterns for real-time AI applications.

Prerequisites

• Groq API key
• groq-sdk npm package
• Understanding of model capabilities (Llama, Mixtral)
• Monitoring for latency and token usage

Architecture Diagram

┌─────────────────────────────────────────────────────┐
│                Application Layer                     │
│  Chat UI │ API Backend │ Batch Processor │ Agent    │
└──────────┬──────────────┬───────────────┬───────────┘
           │              │               │
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