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# Groq TTS plugin guide

> How to use the Groq TTS plugin for LiveKit Agents.

Available in:
- [ ] Node.js
- [x] Python

- **[Try out Groq Talk](https://groq.livekit.io/)**: See our voice assistant playground using Groq STT, LLM, and TTS

## Overview

This plugin allows you to use [Groq](https://groq.com/) as a TTS provider for your voice agents.

### Installation

Install the plugin from PyPI:

```shell
uv add "livekit-agents[groq]~=1.5"

```

### Authentication

The Groq plugin requires a [Groq API key](https://console.groq.com/keys).

Set `GROQ_API_KEY` in your `.env` file.

### Usage

Use Groq TTS in your `AgentSession` or as a standalone speech generator. For example, you can use this TTS in the [Voice AI quickstart](https://docs.livekit.io/agents/start/voice-ai.md).

```python
from livekit.plugins import groq
   
session = AgentSession(
   tts=groq.TTS(
      model="playai-tts",
      voice="Arista-PlayAI",
   ),
   # ... stt, llm, vad, turn_handling, etc.
)

```

### Parameters

This section describes some of the available parameters. See the [plugin reference](https://docs.livekit.io/reference/python/livekit/plugins/groq/index.html.md#livekit.plugins.groq.TTS) for a complete list of all available parameters.

- **`model`** _(TTSModel | string)_ (optional) - Default: `playai-tts`: Name of the TTS model. For a full list, see [Models](https://console.groq.com/docs/models).

- **`voice`** _(string)_ (optional) - Default: `Arista-PlayAI`: Name of the voice. For a full list, see [English](https://console.groq.com/docs/text-to-speech#available-english-voices) and [Arabic](https://console.groq.com/docs/text-to-speech#available-arabic-voices) voices.

## Additional resources

The following resources provide more information about using Groq with LiveKit Agents.

- **[Python package](https://pypi.org/project/livekit-plugins-groq/)**: The `livekit-plugins-groq` package on PyPI.

- **[Plugin reference](https://docs.livekit.io/reference/python/livekit/plugins/groq/index.html.md#livekit.plugins.groq.TTS)**: Reference for the Groq TTS plugin.

- **[GitHub repo](https://github.com/livekit/agents/tree/main/livekit-plugins/livekit-plugins-groq)**: View the source or contribute to the LiveKit Groq TTS plugin.

- **[Groq docs](https://console.groq.com/docs/text-to-speech)**: Groq TTS docs.

- **[Voice AI quickstart](https://docs.livekit.io/agents/start/voice-ai.md)**: Get started with LiveKit Agents and Groq TTS.

- **[Groq ecosystem guide](https://docs.livekit.io/agents/integrations/groq.md)**: Overview of the entire Groq and LiveKit Agents integration.

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