LLM API Providers · reliability comparison
Cohere vs OpenRouter: which is more reliable? (2026)
Cohere is more reliable than OpenRouter, scoring 91.6 vs 62.9 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Cohere reported 2 incidents and OpenRouter reported 10, with effective uptime of 99.94% and 99.44% respectively. Cohere resolves incidents faster on average (2h 40m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Cohere | OpenRouter |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 91.6 | 62.9 |
| Rank (LLM API providers) | #2 | #8 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 99.94% | 99.44% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 2 | 10 |
| Partial / major outages | 1 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | 2h 40m | 6h 48m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Cohere and OpenRouter differ
- OpenRouter reported 5× as many incidents as Cohere over the last 90 days (10 vs 2).
- OpenRouter had 2 partial or major outages, compared with 1 for Cohere.
- Cohere fixes problems faster: 2h 40m on average, against 6h 48m for OpenRouter (2.6× quicker).
- Cohere's longest outage on record lasted 1h 18m (Feb 13, 2026); OpenRouter's lasted 2h 10m (Oct 25, 2026).
90-day uptime
Cohere
OpenRouter
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Cohere incidents
- Degraded performanceSep 1, 2026 · resolved in 4h 22m
Affected: rerank-english-v3.0, embed-v4.0, command-a-reasoning-08-2025, rerank-v4.0-fast, All Endpoints, embeddings
- Partial outageAug 5, 2026 · resolved in 57m
Documentation Content Loading Issues
Affected: Docs
Recent OpenRouter incidents
- MaintenanceOct 26, 2026 · resolved in 6d 1h
Affected: Web & Application Services
- Partial outageOct 26, 2026 · resolved in 12m
Affected: Chat (/api/v1/chat/completions)
- Major outageOct 25, 2026 · resolved in 2h 10m
Video webhooks are not being calledofficial update ↗
Affected: Video (/api/v1/videos)
- Degraded performanceOct 15, 2026 · resolved in 1d 13h
Activity logs, usage metrics reporting are experiencing delays
Affected: Web & Application Services
- Degraded performanceOct 14, 2026 · resolved in 42m
Increased errors and latency on API requests in the US Pacific Northwest
Affected: Chat (/api/v1/chat/completions)
- Degraded performanceOct 8, 2026 · resolved in 6h 38m
Usage Reporting Delays in Web App
Affected: Web & Application Services
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