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Cerebras Inference vs Groq: which is more reliable? (2026)
Groq is more reliable than Cerebras Inference, scoring 91.4 vs 89.3 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Cerebras Inference reported 2 incidents and Groq reported 3, with effective uptime of 99.88% and 99.94% respectively. Groq resolves incidents faster on average (2h 16m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Cerebras Inference | Groq |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 89.3 | 91.4 |
| Rank (LLM API providers) | #4 | #3 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.88% | 99.94% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 2 | 3 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 2h 29m | 2h 16m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Cerebras Inference and Groq differ
- Groq reported 50% more incidents than Cerebras Inference over the last 90 days (3 vs 2).
- Groq fixes problems faster: 2h 16m on average, against 2h 29m for Cerebras Inference.
- Cerebras Inference's longest outage on record lasted 9h 8m (Feb 4, 2026); Groq's lasted 3h 33m (Nov 18, 2025).
90-day uptime
Cerebras Inference
Groq
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Cerebras Inference incidents
- Partial outageSep 25, 2026 · resolved in 4h 58m
Partial Service Disruptionofficial update ↗
Affected: GPT-OSS-120B, Qwen-3.8-27b
- Degraded performanceAug 27, 2026 · resolved in <1m
Affected: GPT-OSS-120B
Recent Groq incidents
- MaintenanceOct 16, 2026 · ongoing
Affected: Website
- Partial outageOct 12, 2026 · resolved in 18m
Model Performance or Availability Issue
Affected: minimaxai/minimax-m2.7
- Degraded performanceOct 12, 2026 · resolved in 23m
GroqCloud Console Errors Affecting Multiple Regions
Affected: Website, API
- Degraded performanceOct 10, 2026 · resolved in 6h 5m
Model Performance or Availability Issue - minimaxai/minimax-m2.7
Affected: minimaxai/minimax-m2.7
- MaintenanceOct 8, 2026 · ongoing
Planned Maintenance: minimaxai/minimax-m2.7
Affected: minimaxai/minimax-m2.7
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