LLM API Providers · reliability comparison
Fireworks AI vs OpenRouter: which is more reliable? (2026)
OpenRouter is more reliable than Fireworks AI, scoring 62.9 vs 44.0 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Fireworks AI reported 230 incidents and OpenRouter reported 10, with effective uptime of 98.04% and 99.44% respectively. Fireworks AI resolves incidents faster on average (53m).
Data updated Nov 2, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Fireworks AI | OpenRouter |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 44.0 | 62.9 |
| Rank (LLM API providers) | #10 | #8 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 98.04% | 99.44% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 230 | 10 |
| Partial / major outages | 2 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | 53m | 6h 48m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Fireworks AI and OpenRouter differ
- Fireworks AI reported 23× as many incidents as OpenRouter over the last 90 days (230 vs 10).
- Fireworks AI fixes problems faster: 53m on average, against 6h 48m for OpenRouter (7.7× quicker).
- Fireworks AI's longest outage on record lasted 1d 22h (Aug 11, 2026); OpenRouter's lasted 2h 10m (Oct 25, 2026).
90-day uptime
Fireworks AI
OpenRouter
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Fireworks AI incidents
- Degraded performanceOct 31, 2026 · resolved in 13m
Service Degradation for Muse Spark Open US
Affected: Muse Spark Open US
- Degraded performanceOct 31, 2026 · resolved in 5m
Service Degradation for Kimi K3
Affected: Kimi K3
- InformationalOct 30, 2026 · ongoing
- Degraded performanceOct 30, 2026 · resolved in 36m
Service Degradation for Qwen 3.8 Max
Affected: Qwen 3.8 Max
- Degraded performanceOct 30, 2026 · resolved in 32m
Service Degradation for Qwen 3.8 Max
Affected: Qwen 3.8 Max
- Degraded performanceOct 28, 2026 · resolved in 8m
Service Degradation for GLM 5.3 Flash
Affected: GLM 5.3 Flash
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