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Turn Messy Client Briefs Into Proposal, SOW & Pricing Table for Free with Groq
Paste a rambling email thread and get a client-ready proposal, detailed SOW, and itemized pricing table in 8 seconds using Groq's Llama 3.3 70B free tier — 100% free, no card, but capped at 30 RPM, 1,000 RPD, 12K TPM, 100K TPD and no web browsing, so you must paste context.
✓ verified 2026-08-19
T0 • No Card • Permanent Free
30 RPM • 1K RPD • 12K TPM • 128K ctx
Groq LPU • 300-800 tok/s
Replaced costs
HoneyBook / Dubsado proposals$29/mo
PandaDoc Business$19/mo
Freelancer proposal writer (Upwork)$150/proposal
This: Groq Llama 3.3 70B versatile$0 forever
Paid tools bill monthly; Groq free resets daily at midnight UTC per official rate limits.
Quota & throughput calculator
Daily usage vs 100K TPD
10%
RPD usage vs 1000
5 / 1000
Binding limit is typically TPD for long proposals: 100K tokens/day ≈ 50 proposals of 2K tokens each per Grizzly analysis. TPM 12K prevents bursts >6 proposals/min. Calculator tied to logged quotas.
Why this matters for business
Client briefs arrive as forwarded threads, voice notes transcribed badly, and Notion dumps. Groq's ultra-fast LPU inference (300-800 tok/s) turns chaos into structured docs you can send same hour, without $29/mo billing software or giving data to ad-network.
① Speed = close faster ⚡
Llama 3.3 70B on Groq streams full 1200-word proposal in ~2.5 sec. Paste brief → get draft while still on discovery call.
② No lock-in 🔓
Prompt templates output Markdown + CSV pricing you can paste into Google Docs, Notion, or free Invoice Ninja. No proprietary format.
③ Edge pricing logic 🧠
Model flags missing info (no deadline, no budget, no decision maker) and inserts [NEED: ...] placeholders so you never send under-scoped SOW.
Step-by-step — 4 minutes
Copyable prompt templates
Use in Groq Playground (free, no card) or API. Model: llama-3.3-70b-versatile. Temperature 0.2 for SOW.
1) Inbox → Structured Brief
You are a business analyst. Extract from CLIENT_BRIEF below:
Return JSON with keys:
- goal (1 sentence)
- audience
- must_haves array
- nice_to_haves array
- constraints {deadline, budget_range, tech_stack, compliance}
- missing_info array (ask 3-5 questions)
- red_flags array (scope creep risk, etc.)
Rules: No hallucinating dates/prices. If not mentioned, use null. Keep must_haves <10.
CLIENT_BRIEF:
[paste email thread]
Output only valid JSON.
2) Brief JSON → Proposal + SOW
Using BRIEF_JSON, write client-ready proposal in Markdown:
# Sections:
1. Executive Summary (3 bullets, outcome-focused)
2. Scope — In Scope table (Feature | Description | Acceptance Criteria)
3. Out of Scope (explicit list to prevent creep)
4. Timeline (Week 1-2: Discovery etc., assume start next Monday unless date given)
5. Deliverables checklist
6. Risks & Mitigations
7. Pricing placeholder table (do NOT invent prices, use [YOUR RATE] unless budget given)
Style: concise, no buzzwords. Insert [NEED: ...] wherever info missing.
Add disclaimer: "Estimates based on provided brief, no browsing."
BRIEF_JSON:
[paste JSON from Prompt 1]
3) SOW + Pricing Table CSV
Convert SOW into pricing table CSV for import to Sheets.
Columns: Item,Type (Fixed/Hourly),Qty,Unit Price,Line Total,Notes
Rules:
- If budget given, allocate to sum <= budget *0.9 (leave 10% buffer)
- If no budget, use Unit Price = [YOUR RATE] placeholder
- Include 3 options: Basic, Standard (recommended), Premium with 1 upsell line each
- Last row: Total, contingency 10%, grand total
- Output CSV only, comma-separated, with header.
SOW:
[paste SOW markdown]
What Breaks — Limitations
Quotas: Llama-3.3-70B free: 30 RPM, 1000 RPD, 12K TPM, 100K TPD (source: Groq docs + Grizzly March 2026 table). Binding is usually TPD: 100K ≈ 50 proposals of 2K tokens. Resets 00:00 UTC daily. Upgrade to Developer tier (card) removes daily cap.
No browsing / no file upload in playground: You must paste brief. Model cannot fetch Google Docs link, so copy-paste text.
Hallucination risk: If you don't give rates, it may invent $150/hr unless you use placeholder rule in prompt 2. Always keep [YOUR RATE].
Context 128K but TPD limits: You can paste 100-page brief but tokens count toward 100K daily — one huge brief = 30% of daily TPD.
Privacy: Groq free tier processes prompts on US cloud; don't paste PII, secrets, or client credentials. Redact emails to initials.
Not legal advice: SOW template is not legal contract; have lawyer review liability, IP clauses.