Is OpenRouter down?

OpenRouter

No — OpenRouter is working normally

Our sources see nothing wrong. If it still fails for you, the cause is most likely on your side — the tips further down cover the usual suspects.

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What our sources say

Official status page
Not published
Our test requests, last hour
31 requests, 100% succeeded, first token after 0.7 secs
Traffic through OpenRouter
Not tracked for this service
Reports from visitors, last hour
0

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30 days agoyesterday

3 of 5 days with data had no problems.

Recent incidents

  1. Slow or glitchy

    Responses are 8.6× slower than usual

    Resolved after 13 mins · Our monitor

  2. Slow or glitchy

    Responses are 5.0× slower than usual

    Resolved after 8 mins · Our monitor

About this service

OpenRouter forwards each request to one of many providers. One model failing is usually the provider behind it; many unrelated models failing at the same moment points at the router itself.

Other model APIs right now

OpenRouter: common questions

Is OpenRouter down, or just one model?

OpenRouter serves many models, and they rarely fail all together. If one model returns errors, try another of a similar size: if that works, the trouble is limited to that model or the hardware it runs on. When unrelated models fail at the same moment, the platform itself is struggling.

What can I do while OpenRouter has problems?

Most model hosts speak the OpenAI-compatible API, so moving traffic to another host that serves the same open model is often just a different base URL and key. Set that fallback up before you need it, and meanwhile retry 5xx errors with growing pauses.

Why am I getting 429 errors from OpenRouter?

A 429 means you've reached a request, token or concurrency limit of your plan, not that the service is down. Limits differ from model to model: spread requests out, upgrade the plan or pick a model with more headroom.

Why does it work for a colleague and not for me?

Requests can land on different hardware depending on the account and the model, so two people can see different results in the same minute. Your key's limits, the exact model ID and the region you call from all play a part.

How do you know whether OpenRouter is down?

For OpenRouter we combine our own test requests to the API every one to two minutes and reports from people who press the button on this page. The most serious signal that is still fresh sets the verdict, and stale sources are ignored rather than trusted. The page refreshes by itself; the exact thresholds are on our “How we check” page.

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