🟢 Is OpenRouter Down?

No — OpenRouter is operational

Last checked: 1m ago · Uptime: 100.00% · AIWatch Score: 88 (Good)

Last incident: Jul 23, 21:17 UTC — Erroneous outage status (1m)

OpenRouter is ranked #5 (tied) of 38 AI services by AIWatch reliability score · Monthly Reports →

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Recent Incidents · Last 7 days

Erroneous outage status
Jul 23, 21:17 UTC · Resolved · 1m

About OpenRouter

AIWatch Data: OpenRouter's reported uptime is 100.00%. Based on AIWatch data from the last 30 days, it experienced 1 incident with an average recovery time of 1 minutes.

OpenRouter is a unified API gateway providing access to 100+ 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 often 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, uptime history, and recent incident details — 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?

Based on current AIWatch data, Cerebras Inference (Score: 89) and Groq Cloud (Score: 87) are the most reliable alternatives right now. When OpenRouter is down, you can call upstream providers directly (OpenAI, Claude, Mistral, etc.). AIWatch shows current availability for each provider.

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

Cerebras Inference Score: 89   🟢 Operational
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