Groq Cloud experienced a minor incident on March 19, 2026, lasting —. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Update timeline
- identified Mar 19, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC
Status: Identified We have identified the problem affecting the openai/gpt-oss-120b model. The issue has been traced to malicious traffic patterns. A fix is in progress, we are working to block the source of these requests. Users may still see degraded performance from requests made to openai/gpt-oss-120b as we identify and block the orgs from which this traffic is originating.
- monitoring Mar 19, 2026, 01:23 PM UTC
Status: Monitoring We have implemented a fix for openai/gpt-oss-120b and performance is improving. We’re now monitoring the model to ensure stability persists. If all remains normal, we will resolve the incident in the next update.
- resolved Mar 19, 2026, 01:50 PM UTC
Status: Resolved The issues affecting openai/gpt-oss-120b have been resolved. The model is operating normally. Actions were taken to cancel billing plans and restrict verification status of organizations engaged in coordinated abuse. We apologize for the disruption and thank you for your patience.