Groq has released a groundbreaking implementation of the Llama 3.1 70B model on GroqCloud, featuring speculative decoding technology. This innovation has resulted in a remarkable performance enhancement, increasing processing speed from 250 T/s to 1660 T/s. Independent benchmarks confirm that this new endpoint achieves 1,665 output tokens per second, surpassing Groq’s previous performance by over 6 times and outpacing the median of other providers by more than 20 times. The implementation maintains response quality while significantly improving speed, making it suitable for various applications such as content creation, conversational AI, and decision-making processes. This advancement, achieved through software updates alone on Groq’s 14nm LPU architecture, demonstrates the potential for future improvements in AI model performance and accessibility.