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HUMAIN and GROQ deliver OPENAI’S new models at unmatched speed, fully hosted within the country
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 5th August 2025 - In a regional-first move, HUMAIN, a PIF company, and Groq today announced the full-scale deployment of OpenAI’s newly released open-source models - gpt-oss-120B and gpt-oss-20B, on Groq’s ultra-high-speed inference platform, hosted within Saudi Arabia in HUMAIN’s next-generation sovereign data centers.
This marks a pivotal leap in global AI capability and compliance, fusing world-class open models, lightning-fast inference, and full regulatory alignment for users across Saudi Arabia, the GCC, and beyond.
Next-Generation OpenAI Models, Available Day Zero
OpenAI’s newly launched gpt-oss-120B and gpt-oss-20B bring world-class scale and reasoning capacity into the open-source domain, with full 128K context support - enabling deeper, more coherent, and longer-form understanding, reasoning, and dialogue. These models are more than just larger; they’re smarter, faster, and architected with native tools for real-time execution (e.g., code evaluation and semantic search), transforming their utility for individuals, researchers, developers, and enterprises. From academic discovery to real world deployment, these models empower a new era of open innovation without limits.
Groq: Purpose-Built Speed and Scale for AI Inference
Groq’s chip architecture and cloud platform are built specifically for ultra efficient, high-speed AI inference. Unlike general-purpose GPU systems, Groq delivers deterministic performance, radically lower cost-per-token, and real-time response at global scale - from day zero. This isn’t incremental. This is a complete rethink of how inference should work - faster, leaner, and more accessible to everyone.
The gpt-oss-120B model is currently running at 500+ tokens per second and gpt oss-20B model at 1,000+ tokens per second on the Groq infrastructure.
Hosted Inside Saudi Arabia – Fully Sovereign, Fully Compliant
By deploying these new open models on Groq’s infrastructure inside HUMAIN’s data centers within Saudi Arabia, all activity is subject to and aligned with the Kingdom’s regulatory, legal, and data sovereignty requirements - a game changer for Saudi enterprises, developers, and public sector innovators seeking global-grade AI with full local compliance. This enables Saudi individuals and organizations to legally and securely harness the most powerful open models on the planet, without needing to compromise on data privacy, latency, or compliance - all while accelerating the Kingdom’s AI sovereignty goals.
A Strategic Partnership, Delivering on the Promise
This announcement represents the next phase of the strategic partnership between HUMAIN and Groq, first unveiled in May 2025. It proves what HUMAIN stands for: not just announcements, but action - delivering real, working AI infrastructure and products from the Kingdom to the world. From AI training to AI inference, HUMAIN is establishing Saudi Arabia as the central AI corridor between East and West - connecting capability, compliance, and compute across the GCC, the Levant, Africa, Asia, and global South and the rest of the world. Every day, HUMAIN is building a borderless AI infrastructure with Saudi Arabia at its heart.
“This is a defining moment for Saudi Arabia,” said Tareq Amin, CEO of HUMAIN. “With the deployment of OpenAI’s most powerful open models, hosted right here inside the Kingdom, Saudi developers, researchers, and enterprises now have direct access to the global frontier of AI – fully aligned with our national regulations and data laws. This is what AI sovereignty looks like, and it’s only the beginning.”
Tareq Amin
CEO of HUMAIN
“Groq was built to run models like this - fast, affordably, and at scale,” said Jonathan Ross, CEO of Groq. “Our partnership with HUMAIN gives us a powerful regional and globally central presence in one of the fastest-growing AI ecosystems on the planet. Together, we’re proving what’s possible when world-class infrastructure meets world changing ambition.”
Jonathan Ross
CEO of Groq
Why This Matters – For Saudi Arabia and the World
This fusion of OpenAI’s new cutting-edge open-source models, Groq’s best-in class inference chips, and HUMAIN’s sovereign AI infrastructure represents a breakthrough for the Kingdom, and a competitive advantage for global businesses. For developers, enterprises, educators, and governments: this isn’t theory - it’s live.
Global models. Local infrastructure. Instant scale. Zero compromise.
About Groq
Groq is the AI inference platform redefining price performance. Its custom-built LPU and cloud have been specifically designed to run powerful models instantly, reliably, and at the lowest cost per token - without compromise. Over 1.9 million developers trust Groq to build fast and scale smarter.
About HUMAIN
HUMAIN, a PIF company, is a global artificial intelligence company delivering full-stack AI capabilities across four core areas - next-generation data centers, hyper-performance infrastructure & cloud platforms, advanced AI Models, including the world’s most advanced Arabic multimodal LLMs, and transformative AI Solutions that combine deep sector insight with real-world execution.
HUMAIN’s end-to-end model serves both public and private sector organisations, unlocking exponential value across all industries, driving transformation and strengthening capabilities through human-AI synergies. With a growing portfolio of sector-specific AI products and a core mission to drive IP leadership and talent supremacy world-wide, HUMAIN is engineered for global competitiveness and national distinction.
www.humain.ai