Fireworks outage on November 2, 2026: what happened and how long it lasted
On November 2, 2026, Fireworks AI had degraded performance between 08:56 and 09:02 UTC, about 6 min in total. The vendor posted 1 incident.
Timeline（UTC）
- OfficialOfficial incident posted: Service Degradation for GLM 5.3 Flash
- MeasuredModelBank probes detect degraded performance
- OfficialOfficially resolved: Service Degradation for GLM 5.3 Flash
- MeasuredProbes back to normal (lasted 6 min)
Hourly measurements (UTC)
Also affected that day: DeepSeek API · Seed · Kimi
Official updates（UTC）
- investigatingWe are seeing impacted performance for GLM 5.3 Flash. We are actively investigating.
- resolvedWe've resolved the incident and the affected service is now operational.
Fireworks reliability lately
Measured availability over the last 30 days: 100.00%; 23 days with an outage or degradation in the last 90 days.
Previous outages: 2026-10-30 · 2026-10-28 · 2026-10-27 · 2026-10-26 · 2026-10-23 · 2026-10-22
Alternatives while Fireworks is down
Open one to see whether it is up right now.
FAQ
Was Fireworks down on November 2, 2026?
On November 2, 2026, Fireworks AI had degraded performance between 08:56 and 09:02 UTC, about 6 min in total. The vendor posted 1 incident.
Why was Fireworks down?
The vendor's own description: Service Degradation for GLM 5.3 Flash. See the official status page for the root cause.
Is Fireworks working now?
It is still degraded right now. Live status: https://modelbank.ai/status/fireworks (tested every 2 minutes).
What can I use instead when Fireworks is down?
Switch temporarily to OpenRouter API, GroqCloud, Together, SiliconCloud, Cerebras Inference, SambaCloud — check on ModelBank that they are up first.
Does Fireworks go down often?
Measured availability over the last 30 days: 100.00%; 23 days with an outage or degradation in the last 90 days.
How do I hear about the next outage first?
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Sources: ModelBank's probes every 2 minutes and Fireworks's official status page. Please cite this page when quoting.