Google Gemini AI service hit by widespread slowdown and error 1076

Over the past several days, Google’s Gemini AI assistant has experienced a severe performance degradation. Users report that responses that normally take seconds now take minutes or fail entirely, with many encountering an “error 1076” message and infinite loading loops. The slowdown persists even when switching to the lighter Gemini 3.5 Flash Lite model or disabling personal‑intelligence features.

Monitoring site Downdetector shows a sharp rise in outage reports, indicating a large number of affected users. Google has not issued an official statement, prompting speculation that engineers are adjusting backend infrastructure ahead of a rumored Gemini 3.5 Pro launch. The outage affects both end‑users and developers relying on the Gemini API.