About Groq API Status
Groq provides ultra-fast LPU inference for open-source models like Llama, Mixtral, and Gemma, with an OpenAI-compatible API used by latency-sensitive production applications. This page tracks Groq API outages, degradations, and incidents in real time, automatically updated every 60 seconds from our monitoring infrastructure.
Official status page: https://groqstatus.com
Common Groq Outage Symptoms
- ✕HTTP 429 — rate limit exceeded on tokens-per-minute or requests-per-minute
- ✕HTTP 503 — API temporarily unavailable during capacity events or maintenance
- ✕Unexpected latency spikes on an otherwise ultra-fast inference platform
- ✕Model availability errors when a specific model is temporarily taken offline
- ✕Streaming connection drops mid-response during high-load periods
- ✕OpenAI-compatible endpoint returning unexpected error payloads
What to Do During a Groq Outage
- Respect the x-ratelimit-reset-tokens and x-ratelimit-reset-requests headers to time your retries precisely.
- Distribute load across multiple models (e.g., switch from Llama 3 70B to Mixtral 8x7B) when one model hits capacity.
- Switch to a BYOK proxy (AI Badgr) to get per-request receipts and automatic retry handling across model variants.
- Monitor the official Groq status page at groqstatus.com for incident announcements.
- Set a hard per-request timeout (e.g., 15 s) since Groq is normally fast — a long wait signals a backend issue.
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Groq Outage FAQ
Is Groq down right now?
This page checks our live monitoring infrastructure (updated every 60 s) which tracks the official Groq status page and our own request telemetry. The status badge at the top reflects the current state.
Why am I getting Groq 429 errors?
HTTP 429 from the Groq API means you have hit a rate limit — either requests-per-minute (RPM) or tokens-per-minute (TPM). Groq has generous free-tier limits but they are enforced strictly. Check the response headers for reset times and back off accordingly.
Does Groq have the same API format as OpenAI?
Yes — the Groq API is fully OpenAI-compatible. You can swap it into any OpenAI-based codebase by changing just the base_url and API key. AI Badgr works as a transparent proxy for Groq.
Can I automatically failover away from Groq during an outage?
Yes. AI Badgr can proxy requests through your Groq API key and failover to an alternate model or provider automatically. Change one line of code (base_url) and get transparent receipts, automatic retries, and failover logic.
Why is Groq suddenly slow when it is normally ultra-fast?
Groq's LPU architecture normally delivers sub-second inference. If you see latencies above 2–3 s, it usually signals a backend issue. Check groqstatus.com for active incidents. AI Badgr's monitoring detects these degradations within minutes.
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