openai/gpt-oss-120b Performance Issue
Was Groq down? Groq reported “openai/gpt-oss-120b Performance Issue” on Mar 19, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC. Full timeline below. This incident affects Groq — see live Groq status. Source: official vendor status feed.
Timeline
Mar 19, 2026, 1:50 PM UTC
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.
Mar 19, 2026, 1:23 PM UTC
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.
Mar 19, 2026, 12:51 PM UTC
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.
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