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DeepSeek API vs OpenRouter: which is more reliable? (2026)
DeepSeek API is more reliable than OpenRouter, scoring 76.5 vs 62.9 out of 100. Over the last 90 days DeepSeek API reported 24 incidents and OpenRouter reported 10, with effective uptime of 100% and 99.44% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | DeepSeek API | OpenRouter |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 76.5 | 62.9 |
| Rank (LLM API providers) | #6 | #8 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 99.44% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 24 | 10 |
| Partial / major outages | 3 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | 6h 48m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where DeepSeek API and OpenRouter differ
- DeepSeek API reported 2.4× as many incidents as OpenRouter over the last 90 days (24 vs 10).
- DeepSeek API had 3 partial or major outages, compared with 2 for OpenRouter.
90-day uptime
DeepSeek API
OpenRouter
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent DeepSeek API incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 27, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Major outageOct 15, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
DeepSeek 网页/API 部分中断（DeepSeek Web/API Partially Unavailable）
- Degraded performanceOct 12, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceOct 8, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceOct 1, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
- Degraded performanceSep 23, 2026 · resolved (duration not published)
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
Other LLM API providers to consider
- Perplexity API · #1 · 99.94% uptime
- Cohere · #2 · 99.94% uptime
- Groq · #3 · 99.94% uptime
- Cerebras Inference · #4 · 99.88% uptime