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Groq vs Perplexity API: which is more reliable? (2026)
Perplexity API is more reliable than Groq, scoring 93.8 vs 91.4 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Groq reported 3 incidents and Perplexity API reported 3, with effective uptime of 99.94% and 99.94% respectively. Perplexity API resolves incidents faster on average (36m).
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Groq | Perplexity API |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 91.4 | 93.8 |
| Rank (LLM API providers) | #3 | #1 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.94% | 99.94% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 3 | 3 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 1 |
| Avg time to resolve | 2h 16m | 36m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Groq and Perplexity API differ
- Perplexity API fixes problems faster: 36m on average, against 2h 16m for Groq (3.8× quicker).
- Groq's longest outage on record lasted 3h 33m (Nov 18, 2025); Perplexity API's lasted 4h 31m (Jun 4, 2026).
90-day uptime
Groq
Perplexity API
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
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
Recent Perplexity API incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 9, 2026 · resolved in 37m
Elevated API errors and timeouts
Affected: Computer, API, Website, App
- Major outageAug 13, 2026 · resolved in 1h 4m
Affected: App
- Degraded performanceAug 11, 2026 · resolved in 6m
Other LLM API providers to consider
- Cohere · #2 · 99.94% uptime
- Cerebras Inference · #4 · 99.88% uptime
- xAI API · #5 · 99.76% uptime
- DeepSeek API · #6 · 100% uptime