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Groq, a US-based AI inference platform, and Saudi Arabia’s HUMAIN, a Public Investment Fund (PIF) company, have announced the immediate global availability of OpenAI’s latest open-source models — gpt-oss-120B and gpt-oss-20B — on GroqCloud, offering real-time responses, low latency, and local developer support in the kingdom.
The launch provides developers with full 128,000-token context windows, real-time inference, and access to integrated tools such as server-side code execution and web search.
The offering is now live with regional support delivered through HUMAIN, Saudi Arabia’s leading AI services provider.
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“OpenAI is setting a new high-performance standard in open-source models,” said Jonathan Ross, CEO of Groq.
He added: “Groq was built to run models like this, fast and affordably, so developers everywhere can use them from day zero. Working with HUMAIN strengthens local access and support in Saudi Arabia.”
HUMAIN aims to drive AI adoption in Saudi
HUMAIN CEO Tareq Amin said the partnership would help scale AI adoption across the region. “Groq delivers the unmatched inference speed, scalability, and cost-efficiency we need to bring cutting-edge AI to the kingdom. Together, we’re enabling a new wave of Saudi innovation.”
The two models — gpt-oss-120B and gpt-oss-20B — are designed to run at high throughput on GroqCloud, with the 120B model processing over 500 tokens per second (t/s) and the 20B model over 1,000 t/s.
Pricing is set at:
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gpt-oss-120B: $0.15 per million input tokens, $0.75 per million output tokens
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gpt-oss-20B: $0.10 per million input tokens, $0.50 per million output tokens
For a limited time, Groq is waiving fees on tool calls made with OpenAI’s open models.
Groq’s global infrastructure, including data centers across North America, Europe, and the Middle East, supports broad accessibility with low latency. The partnership also extends Groq’s support of OpenAI’s open-source initiatives, building on earlier deployments such as Whisper.
HUMAIN, which focuses on full-stack AI capabilities including data centres, LLMs, and applied AI, is positioning this partnership as part of Saudi Arabia’s push for leadership in AI IP and digital infrastructure.
