Is OpenRouter Down?
OpenRouter unified API gateway for accessing multiple AI model providers.
Official status data last reflected here:
[ STATUS AT A GLANCE ]
System Components
Current status of individual OpenRouter services
OpenRouter down? Route around it.
When OpenRouter has issues, Bifrost automatically routes your requests to a healthy alternative provider. Zero code changes. 99.999% effective uptime.
About OpenRouter
What OpenRouter does, where the data on this page comes from, and recent reliability
[ ABOUT OPENROUTER ]
About OpenRouter
OpenRouter provides OpenRouter API, Provider routing, and Model access aggregation. OpenRouter sits between applications and multiple upstream model providers, so status visibility is critical when teams depend on it as a unified model access layer.
This page checks OpenRouter's official status page for current service health and any active issues. OpenRouter does not publish historical incident data publicly, so this page focuses on live status.
[ DATA SOURCES ]
Current status only, no incident data
OpenRouter shares current component status, but does not publish incident history or maintenance schedules publicly.
- Data pulled from OpenRouter's official status page (status.openrouter.ai)
- Refreshed every 60 seconds
- Covers OpenRouter API, Provider routing, and Model access aggregation
- OpenRouter does not expose historical incident data through their public status page. Coverage here is limited to current status and active issues.
[ RELIABILITY ]
Recent reliability
- We don't have enough public data from OpenRouter to assess recent reliability. This typically means the provider doesn't publish detailed historical status data.
- Historical incident records are not available from OpenRouter's public status page. Only currently active incidents are shown when they exist.
- All 10 monitored components are currently operational.
[ COMMON USE CASES ]
How teams use OpenRouter
OpenRouter sits between applications and multiple upstream model providers, so status visibility is critical when teams depend on it as a unified model access layer.
Incidents & Maintenance
Active incidents, scheduled maintenance, and incident history for OpenRouter
Incident history not available
OpenRouter does not publish incident logs through their public status API.
Check their official status page →Frequently Asked Questions
Is OpenRouter down right now?
Check the status indicator at the top of this page. It pulls directly from OpenRouter's official status page. If OpenRouter is experiencing any issues, you'll see it reflected here. This real-time monitoring helps teams quickly identify whether performance problems are caused by OpenRouter infrastructure or their own systems.
What does this OpenRouter status page track?
This page tracks OpenRouter API, Provider routing, and Model access aggregation using data from OpenRouter's official status page. Note that OpenRouter only exposes current status publicly. Historical incident data is not available. For automated failover during outages, consider using Bifrost AI Gateway.
How often is OpenRouter status updated here?
We check OpenRouter's status page every 60 seconds to ensure you get near real-time status updates. How quickly issues show up here depends on how fast OpenRouter updates their own official status. For production systems that need instant failover, Bifrost can automatically detect and route around degraded providers.
Why monitor OpenRouter status?
OpenRouter sits between applications and multiple upstream model providers, so status visibility is critical when teams depend on it as a unified model access layer. Real-time status monitoring enables proactive incident response and helps teams decide when to route traffic to alternative providers for maximum uptime.
What should I do when OpenRouter goes down?
When OpenRouter experiences an outage, the best practice is automatic failover to alternative AI providers. Bifrost is an open-source AI gateway that automatically detects OpenRouter degradation and routes LLM traffic to healthy alternatives like Direct provider APIs via Bifrost, keeping your application running with zero manual intervention. This intelligent routing ensures your users never experience downtime from a single provider's issues.
How can I prevent OpenRouter downtime from affecting my application?
Production AI applications should never depend on a single provider. Bifrost AI Gateway provides automatic multi-provider failover, intelligent load balancing, and health-based routing. When OpenRouter degrades, Bifrost instantly routes requests to operational alternatives while maintaining API compatibility. This architecture approach is used by teams running mission-critical AI features.
What are common causes of OpenRouter outages and degraded performance?
Common causes of OpenRouter issues include infrastructure scaling challenges, regional cloud provider problems, API gateway overload, and deployment errors. Monitor this page to stay informed, and consider implementing automatic failover with Bifrost to maintain uptime during OpenRouter incidents.
Alternative Providers for Automatic Failover
When OpenRouter experiences issues, Bifrost AI Gateway can automatically route your LLM traffic to these alternatives
💡 Build resilient AI apps: Configure Bifrost to automatically detect OpenRouter outages and route requests to healthy alternatives. This multi-provider approach ensures your application maintains uptime even when individual providers experience issues. Learn more about Bifrost AI Gateway