diff --git a/examples/clients/groq/.env.example b/examples/clients/groq/.env.example
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..48ccad89
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/clients/groq/.env.example
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+export GROQ_API_KEY="your-groq-api-key-here"
diff --git a/examples/clients/groq/README.md b/examples/clients/groq/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..13e4116c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/clients/groq/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+# Groq AI Client Example
+
+This example demonstrates how to use Groq's AI API with the herolib OpenAI client. Groq provides API compatibility with OpenAI's client libraries, allowing you to leverage Groq's fast inference speeds with minimal changes to your existing code.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+- V programming language installed
+- A Groq API key (get one from [Groq's website](https://console.groq.com/keys))
+
+## Setup
+
+1. Copy the `.env.example` file to `.env`:
+
+```bash
+cp .env.example .env
+```
+
+2. Edit the `.env` file and replace `your-groq-api-key-here` with your actual Groq API key.
+
+3. Load the environment variables:
+
+```bash
+source .env
+```
+
+## Running the Example
+
+Execute the script with:
+
+```bash
+v run groq_client.vsh
+```
+
+Or make it executable first:
+
+```bash
+chmod +x groq_client.vsh
+./groq_client.vsh
+```
+
+## How It Works
+
+The example uses the existing OpenAI client from herolib but configures it to use Groq's API endpoint:
+
+1. It retrieves the Groq API key from the environment variables
+2. Configures the OpenAI client with the Groq API key
+3. Overrides the default OpenAI URL with Groq's API URL (`https://api.groq.com/openai/v1`)
+4. Sends a chat completion request to Groq's API
+5. Displays the response
+
+## Supported Models
+
+Groq supports various models including:
+
+- llama2-70b-4096
+- mixtral-8x7b-32768
+- gemma-7b-it
+
+For a complete and up-to-date list of supported models, refer to the [Groq API documentation](https://console.groq.com/docs/models).
+
+## Notes
+
+- The example uses the `gpt_3_5_turbo` enum from the OpenAI client, but Groq will automatically map this to an appropriate model on their end.
+- For production use, you may want to explicitly specify one of Groq's supported models.
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/examples/clients/groq/groq_client.vsh b/examples/clients/groq/groq_client.vsh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..670c9833
--- /dev/null
+++ b/examples/clients/groq/groq_client.vsh
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env -S v -n -w -gc none  -cc tcc -d use_openssl -enable-globals run
+
+module main
+
+import freeflowuniverse.herolib.clients.openai
+import os
+
+fn main() {
+	// Get API key from environment variable
+	key := os.getenv('GROQ_API_KEY')
+	if key == '' {
+		println('Error: GROQ_API_KEY environment variable not set')
+		println('Please set it by running: source .env')
+		exit(1)
+	}
+
+	// Get the configured client
+	mut client := openai.OpenAI {
+		name: 'groq'
+		api_key: key
+		server_url: 'https://api.groq.com/openai/v1'
+	}
+
+	// Define the model and message for chat completion
+	// Note: Use a model that Groq supports, like llama2-70b-4096 or mixtral-8x7b-32768
+	model := 'qwen-2.5-coder-32b'
+
+	// Create a chat completion request
+	res := client.chat_completion(model, openai.Messages{
+		messages: [
+			openai.Message{
+				role: .user
+				content: 'What are the key differences between Groq and other AI inference providers?'
+			}
+		]
+	})!
+
+	// Print the response
+	println('\nGroq AI Response:')
+	println('==================')
+	println(res.choices[0].message.content)
+	println('\nUsage Statistics:')
+	println('Prompt tokens: ${res.usage.prompt_tokens}')
+	println('Completion tokens: ${res.usage.completion_tokens}')
+	println('Total tokens: ${res.usage.total_tokens}')
+}
diff --git a/examples/develop/openai/openai_example.vsh b/examples/develop/openai/openai_example.vsh
index b65e00bf..7f3c7c81 100644
--- a/examples/develop/openai/openai_example.vsh
+++ b/examples/develop/openai/openai_example.vsh
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ msg << op.Message{
 mut msgs := op.Messages{
 	messages: msg
 }
-res := ai_cli.chat_completion(op.ModelType.gpt_3_5_turbo, msgs)!
+res := ai_cli.chat_completion(op.ModelType.gpt_3_5_turbo.str(), msgs)!
 print(res)
 
 models := ai_cli.list_models()!
diff --git a/lib/clients/openai/client_test.v b/lib/clients/openai/client_test.v
index eb64e965..c066079c 100644
--- a/lib/clients/openai/client_test.v
+++ b/lib/clients/openai/client_test.v
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ fn test_chat_completion() {
 
 	mut client := get()!
 
-	res := client.chat_completion(.gpt_4o_2024_08_06, Messages{
+	res := client.chat_completion(.gpt_4o_2024_08_06.str(), Messages{
 		messages: [
 			Message{
 				role:    .user
diff --git a/lib/clients/openai/completions.v b/lib/clients/openai/completions.v
index 9e3fd73d..9b9f1822 100644
--- a/lib/clients/openai/completions.v
+++ b/lib/clients/openai/completions.v
@@ -50,10 +50,9 @@ mut:
 
 // creates a new chat completion given a list of messages
 // each message consists of message content and the role of the author
-pub fn (mut f OpenAI) chat_completion(model_type ModelType, msgs Messages) !ChatCompletion {
-	model_type0 := modelname_str(model_type)
+pub fn (mut f OpenAI) chat_completion(model_type string, msgs Messages) !ChatCompletion {
 	mut m := ChatMessagesRaw{
-		model: model_type0
+		model: model_type
 	}
 	for msg in msgs.messages {
 		mr := MessageRaw{
diff --git a/lib/clients/openai/openai_model_.v b/lib/clients/openai/openai_model_.v
index 0bb18c4e..ebfe081e 100644
--- a/lib/clients/openai/openai_model_.v
+++ b/lib/clients/openai/openai_model_.v
@@ -25,18 +25,18 @@ pub struct OpenAI {
 pub mut:
 	name    string = 'default'
 	api_key string @[secret]
-
+	server_url string
 	conn ?&httpconnection.HTTPConnection
 }
 
-fn cfg_play(p paramsparser.Params) ! {
-	// THIS IS EXAMPLE CODE AND NEEDS TO BE CHANGED IN LINE WITH struct above
-	mut mycfg := OpenAI{
-		name:    p.get_default('name', 'default')!
-		api_key: p.get('api_key')!
-	}
-	set(mycfg)!
-}
+// fn cfg_play(p paramsparser.Params) ! {
+// 	// THIS IS EXAMPLE CODE AND NEEDS TO BE CHANGED IN LINE WITH struct above
+// 	mut mycfg := OpenAI{
+// 		name:    p.get_default('name', 'default')!
+// 		api_key: p.get('api_key')!
+// 	}
+// 	set(mycfg)!
+// }
 
 fn obj_init(obj_ OpenAI) !OpenAI {
 	// never call get here, only thing we can do here is work on object itself
@@ -45,10 +45,15 @@ fn obj_init(obj_ OpenAI) !OpenAI {
 }
 
 pub fn (mut client OpenAI) connection() !&httpconnection.HTTPConnection {
+	server_url := if client.server_url != '' {
+		client.server_url
+	} else {
+		'https://api.openai.com/v1'
+	}
 	mut c := client.conn or {
 		mut c2 := httpconnection.new(
 			name:  'openaiconnection_${client.name}'
-			url:   'https://api.openai.com/v1'
+			url:   server_url
 			cache: false
 			retry: 20
 		)!