Is OpenRouter down for everyone or just me?

If the official status page shows an incident, it is down for everyone. If it shows all systems operational and only you are affected, try the troubleshooting steps on this page: another device or network, a hard refresh, and sign out and back in once.

What should I do if OpenRouter is down?

Wait for the provider's fix, and use a free alternative in the meantime. The alternatives on this page are from our live-verified free APIs catalog, so you are not switching blind.

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Is it down? · Checked 25 Oct 2026 · Not a real-time monitor

Is OpenRouter Down?

Q: Is OpenRouter down right now?

The authoritative answer is on the provider's own status page, linked on this page. At our check on 25 Oct 2026, An independent status check on 25 Oct 2026 showed OpenRouter operational, with no user outage reports in the previous 24 hours. Its last officially acknowledged outage in that check was 15 Oct 2026.

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⚡ Quick answer: This page is not a live monitor — OpenRouter runs OpenRouter, not us. The authoritative check is the provider's own status page: OpenRouter status page ↗. An independent status check on 25 Oct 2026 showed OpenRouter operational, with no user outage reports in the previous 24 hours. Its last officially acknowledged outage in that check was 15 Oct 2026.

🔍 Check in 30 seconds

Open the official status page above and look for an incident, not just the headline.
If it shows an incident, OpenRouter is down for everyone — wait for the provider's fix.
If it shows all systems operational, work through the "just you" steps below before assuming an outage.

Our own weekly check log for this API: check history → · full listing →

🚨 Signs it is actually down

Chat completions return errors for every model
Free models fail while paid models answer, or vice versa
Requests are extremely slow across models

🛠️ If it is just you

Check the OpenRouter status page first — a provider outage upstream can look like an OpenRouter outage
Try a different model, especially a different provider behind OpenRouter
Check your key, credits and per-model rate limit before reporting an outage

🔀 If it is down, use this instead

Free alternatives from our live-verified catalog — no blind switch:

OpenRouter API listing and history →

Groq API — free key →

Free LLM APIs →

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❓ Frequently asked

Is OpenRouter down right now?
An independent status check on 25 Oct 2026 showed OpenRouter operational, with no user outage reports in the previous 24 hours. Its last officially acknowledged outage in that check was 15 Oct 2026.

Is it down for everyone or just me?
If the official status page shows an incident, it is everyone. If it is green and only you are affected, try another device or network, a hard refresh, and sign out and back in once.

What should I do if it is down?
Wait for the provider's fix and use a free alternative above in the meantime. Do not rotate API keys or reinstall apps during a confirmed provider outage — that rarely helps and can break a working setup.

⚠️ Honest limits

Statuses change by the minute. The check note above is dated 25 Oct 2026 and will be stale the next time OpenRouter has an incident. Always trust the provider's own status page over this page for the current minute. This page is a guide, not a monitoring service.