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About OpenRouter
AIWatch Data: OpenRouter's reported uptime is 99.82%. Based on AIWatch data from the last 30 days, it experienced 3 incidents with an average recovery time of 1h 1m.
OpenRouter is a unified API gateway providing access to hundreds of models from multiple providers (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Mistral, Meta, etc.) through a single endpoint. It handles routing, fallbacks, and per-model pricing.
AIWatch Insight: OpenRouter outages can originate from upstream provider issues rather than OpenRouter itself, since it brokers requests to many backends. AIWatch tracks OpenRouter's gateway availability — when OpenRouter is down, individual upstream models may still be reachable directly.
When OpenRouter is down, applications using its unified gateway lose access to all routed models simultaneously. Apps with direct fallback logic to original provider APIs may continue working; apps relying on OpenRouter's routing will break.
This page provides real-time status and recent incident details; uptime history is shown only when the official source publishes sufficient comparable records — updated every 5 minutes by AIWatch.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is OpenRouter down right now?
Check the live status indicator at the top of this page. AIWatch monitors OpenRouter every 5 minutes and shows real-time operational status.
Why is OpenRouter not working?
OpenRouter may be experiencing gateway issues or its upstream model providers may be having outages. Check this page and the AIWatch dashboard to see which underlying providers are affected.
What can I use instead of OpenRouter?
When OpenRouter is down, these AIWatch-monitored services can stand in. For closed models at their provider: the Claude, OpenAI, Gemini, SpaceXSI or Mistral API. For open models at a host: GroqCloud, Together AI, Fireworks AI or Cerebras Inference. AIWatch shows current availability for each.
How do I check OpenRouter status?
You can check OpenRouter status on this page, on the official OpenRouter status page at status.openrouter.ai, or on the AIWatch dashboard at ai-watch.dev.
Alternatives When OpenRouter is Down
For closed models at their provider
For open models at a host
Open ↗ goes to the provider site · ranked by AIWatch Score, not paid.