Fireworks outage on November 7, 2026: what happened and how long it lasted
On November 7, 2026, Fireworks AI had degraded performance between 00:11 and 08:36 UTC, about 8.4 h in total. ModelBank's probes caught it 95 minutes before the official post. The vendor posted 5 incidents.
Timeline（UTC）
- OfficialOfficial incident posted: Service Degradation for GLM 5.3 Flash
- MeasuredModelBank probes detect degraded performance
- MeasuredProbes back to normal (lasted 10 min)
- MeasuredModelBank probes detect degraded performance
- OfficialOfficial incident posted: Service Degradation for GLM 5.3 Flash US
- OfficialOfficial incident posted: Service Degradation for GLM 5.3 Fast
- OfficialOfficially resolved: Service Degradation for GLM 5.3 Flash US
- OfficialOfficially resolved: Service Degradation for GLM 5.3 Flash
- MeasuredProbes back to normal (lasted 2.1 h)
- MeasuredModelBank probes detect degraded performance
- OfficialOfficially resolved: Service Degradation for GLM 5.3 Fast
- MeasuredProbes back to normal (lasted 14 min)
Hourly measurements (UTC)
⏱ Detected 95 min before the official post
Also affected that day: DeepSeek API · Grok
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.
- investigatingWe are seeing impacted performance for GLM 5.3 Flash US. We are actively investigating.
- investigatingWe are seeing impacted performance for GLM 5.3 Fast. We are actively investigating.
Fireworks reliability lately
Measured availability over the last 30 days: 100.00%; 27 days with an outage or degradation in the last 90 days.
Previous outages: 2026-11-05 · 2026-11-04 · 2026-11-03 · 2026-10-30 · 2026-10-28 · 2026-10-27
Alternatives while Fireworks is down
Open one to see whether it is up right now.
FAQ
Was Fireworks down on November 7, 2026?
On November 7, 2026, Fireworks AI had degraded performance between 00:11 and 08:36 UTC, about 8.4 h in total. ModelBank's probes caught it 95 minutes before the official post. The vendor posted 5 incidents.
Why was Fireworks down?
The vendor's own description: Service Degradation for GLM 5.3 Flash; Service Degradation for GLM 5.3 Flash US; Service Degradation for GLM 5.3 Fast. See the official status page for the root cause.
Is Fireworks working now?
It is working normally 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%; 27 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.