diff --git a/config/config.example.yaml b/config/config.example.yaml
index ee69193..101ae9f 100644
--- a/config/config.example.yaml
+++ b/config/config.example.yaml
@@ -33,6 +33,16 @@ providers:
     responses: false
     base_url: https://openrouter.ai/api/v1
     api_key: sk-openrouter-api-key
+  groq1:
+    type: openai
+    base_url: https://api.groq.com/openai/v1
+    api_key: sk-groq-api-key
+  groq2:
+    type: openai
+    base_url: https://api.groq.com/openai/v1
+    keys:
+      - api_key: sk-groq-api-key-1
+      - api_key: sk-groq-api-key-2
 
 models:
   openai/gpt-5:
diff --git a/src/types/config.ts b/src/types/config.ts
index bfaf928..ed70aea 100644
--- a/src/types/config.ts
+++ b/src/types/config.ts
@@ -80,6 +80,12 @@ export interface LMRouterConfigProvider {
   responses?: boolean;
   base_url?: string;
   api_key: string;
+  keys?: LMRouterConfigProviderKey[];
+}
+
+export interface LMRouterConfigProviderKey {
+  api_key: string;
+  weight?: number;
 }
 
 export interface LMRouterConfigModelProviderPricingFixed {
@@ -113,6 +119,7 @@ export type LMRouterConfigModelProviderPricing =
 export interface LMRouterConfigModelProvider {
   provider: string;
   model: string;
+  weight?: number;
   context_window?: number;
   max_tokens?: number;
   responses_only?: boolean;
diff --git a/src/utils/load-balancing.ts b/src/utils/load-balancing.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0dfd61d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/utils/load-balancing.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,103 @@
+import type {
+  LMRouterConfigModelProvider,
+  LMRouterConfigProviderKey,
+} from "../types/config.js";
+
+/**
+ * Implements a smooth weighted round-robin load balancer.
+ * This ensures a smooth and predictable distribution of requests based on provider weights,
+ * avoiding the potential for request bursts that can occur with purely random selection.
+ *
+ * The state (current weights) is stored in a global map, making it suitable for
+ * single-process environments.
+ */
+export class LoadBalancer {
+  // state_key -> current_weight
+  private static providerWeights = new Map<string, number>();
+  private static keyWeights = new Map<string, number>();
+
+  public static getOrderedProviders(
+    providers: LMRouterConfigModelProvider[],
+  ): LMRouterConfigModelProvider[] {
+    if (!providers || providers.length === 0) {
+      return [];
+    }
+
+    if (providers.length === 1) {
+      return providers;
+    }
+
+    const totalWeight = providers.reduce((acc, p) => acc + (p.weight ?? 1), 0);
+
+    // Find the provider with the highest current weight
+    let bestProvider: LMRouterConfigModelProvider | null = null;
+    let maxWeight = -Infinity;
+
+    for (const provider of providers) {
+      const providerId = `${provider.provider}:${provider.model}`;
+      const currentWeight = this.providerWeights.get(providerId) ?? 0;
+      const newWeight = currentWeight + (provider.weight ?? 1);
+      this.providerWeights.set(providerId, newWeight);
+
+      if (newWeight > maxWeight) {
+        maxWeight = newWeight;
+        bestProvider = provider;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (bestProvider) {
+      const providerId = `${bestProvider.provider}:${bestProvider.model}`;
+      // Decrease the best provider's weight by the total weight
+      this.providerWeights.set(providerId, maxWeight - totalWeight);
+
+      // Sort providers to try the best one first, then the rest
+      return [...providers].sort((a, b) =>
+        a === bestProvider ? -1 : b === bestProvider ? 1 : 0,
+      );
+    }
+
+    // Fallback to the original list if something goes wrong
+    return providers;
+  }
+
+  public static getApiKey(
+    providerName: string,
+    keys?: LMRouterConfigProviderKey[],
+  ): string | undefined {
+    if (!keys || keys.length === 0) {
+      return undefined;
+    }
+
+    if (keys.length === 1) {
+      return keys[0].api_key;
+    }
+
+    const totalWeight = keys.reduce((acc, key) => acc + (key.weight ?? 1), 0);
+
+    let bestKey: LMRouterConfigProviderKey | null = null;
+    let maxWeight = -Infinity;
+
+    for (const key of keys) {
+      // Use a unique ID for each key within a provider
+      const keyId = `${providerName}:${key.api_key.slice(-4)}`;
+      const currentWeight = this.keyWeights.get(keyId) ?? 0;
+      const newWeight = currentWeight + (key.weight ?? 1);
+      this.keyWeights.set(keyId, newWeight);
+
+      if (newWeight > maxWeight) {
+        maxWeight = newWeight;
+        bestKey = key;
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (bestKey) {
+      const keyId = `${providerName}:${bestKey.api_key.slice(-4)}`;
+      // Decrease the best key's weight by the total weight
+      this.keyWeights.set(keyId, maxWeight - totalWeight);
+      return bestKey.api_key;
+    }
+
+    // Fallback to the last key if something goes wrong
+    return keys[keys.length - 1].api_key;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/src/utils/utils.ts b/src/utils/utils.ts
index b42e516..527ca14 100644
--- a/src/utils/utils.ts
+++ b/src/utils/utils.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import { getConnInfo as getConnInfoNode } from "@hono/node-server/conninfo";
 import { recordApiCall } from "./billing.js";
 import { TimeKeeper } from "./chrono.js";
 import { getConfig } from "./config.js";
+import { LoadBalancer } from "./load-balancing.js";
 import type {
   LMRouterConfigModel,
   LMRouterConfigModelProvider,
@@ -92,6 +93,7 @@ export const iterateModelProviders = async (
 ): Promise<any> => {
   const cfg = getConfig(c);
   let error: any = null;
+  let result: any = null;
 
   if (!c.var.model) {
     return c.json(
@@ -104,20 +106,30 @@ export const iterateModelProviders = async (
     );
   }
 
-  for (const providerCfg of c.var.model.providers) {
+  // Get the providers list ordered by the smooth weighted round-robin algorithm.
+  // This provides both load balancing and a predictable order for failover.
+  const orderedProviders = LoadBalancer.getOrderedProviders(
+    c.var.model.providers,
+  );
+
+  for (const providerCfg of orderedProviders) {
     const provider = cfg.providers[providerCfg.provider];
     if (!provider) {
       continue;
     }
 
     const hydratedProvider = { ...provider };
-    hydratedProvider.api_key =
-      c.var.auth?.type === "byok" ? c.var.auth.byok : provider.api_key;
+    const byok = c.var.auth?.type === "byok" ? c.var.auth.byok : undefined;
+    hydratedProvider.api_key = byok
+      ? byok
+      : (LoadBalancer.getApiKey(providerCfg.provider, provider.keys) ??
+        provider.api_key);
 
     const timeKeeper = new TimeKeeper();
     try {
       timeKeeper.record();
-      return await cb(providerCfg, hydratedProvider);
+      result = await cb(providerCfg, hydratedProvider);
+      break;
     } catch (e) {
       timeKeeper.record();
       await recordApiCall(
@@ -138,6 +150,10 @@ export const iterateModelProviders = async (
     }
   }
 
+  if (result) {
+    return result;
+  }
+
   if (error) {
     return c.json(
       {