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Cohere vs Google Gemini API: which is more reliable? (2026)
Google Gemini API is more reliable than Cohere, scoring 100.0 vs 91.6 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Cohere reported 2 incidents and Google Gemini API reported 0, with effective uptime of 99.94% and 100% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
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| Metric | Cohere | Google Gemini API |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 91.6 | 100.0 |
| Rank (LLM API providers) | #2 | — |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.94% | 100% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 2 | 0 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 0 |
| Avg time to resolve | 2h 40m | — |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Cohere and Google Gemini API differ
- Google Gemini API reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while Cohere reported 2.
- Cohere had 1 partial or major outage, compared with 0 for Google Gemini API.
- Cohere's longest outage on record lasted 1h 18m (Feb 13, 2026); Google Gemini API's lasted 1h 58m (Feb 27, 2026).
90-day uptime
Cohere
Google Gemini API
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Cohere incidents
- Degraded performanceSep 1, 2026 · resolved in 4h 22m
Affected: embeddings, rerank-english-v3.0, embed-v4.0, command-a-reasoning-08-2025, rerank-v4.0-fast, All Endpoints
- Partial outageAug 5, 2026 · resolved in 57m
Documentation Content Loading Issues
Affected: Docs
Recent Google Gemini API incidents
No incidents reported by Google Gemini API in the last 90 days.
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