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Google Gemini API vs OpenRouter: which is more reliable? (2026)
Google Gemini API is more reliable than OpenRouter, scoring 100.0 vs 62.9 out of 100. Over the last 90 days Google Gemini API reported 0 incidents and OpenRouter reported 10, with effective uptime of 100% and 99.44% respectively.
Data updated Nov 1, 2026 · How we score
| Metric | Google Gemini API | OpenRouter |
|---|---|---|
| Reliability score | 100.0 | 62.9 |
| Rank (LLM API providers) | — | #8 |
| Uptime (90 days) | 100% | 99.44% |
| Incidents (90 days) | 0 | 10 |
| Partial / major outages | 0 | 2 |
| Avg time to resolve | — | 6h 48m |
| Outages we detected | 0 | 0 |
| Transparency score | 100/100 | 100/100 |
Where Google Gemini API and OpenRouter differ
- Google Gemini API reported no incidents in the last 90 days, while OpenRouter reported 10.
- OpenRouter had 2 partial or major outages, compared with 0 for Google Gemini API.
- Google Gemini API's longest incident on record lasted 1h 58m (Feb 27, 2026); OpenRouter's lasted 2h 10m (Oct 25, 2026).
90-day uptime
Google Gemini API
OpenRouter
- No incidents
- Degraded
- Partial outage
- Major outage
- No data
Recent Google Gemini API incidents
No incidents reported by Google Gemini API in the last 90 days.
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