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Most Reliable R1 Inference Providers

Ranks providers by the uptime OpenRouter measured during the latest 30-minute window.

NovitaAI currently ranks first at 99.67% via novita/fp8.

Provider options:
2
Ranked:
2
Metric:
Uptime (last 30 min)

Highest uptime endpoint ranking

Most Reliable R1 Inference Providers
RankProvider / routeUptime (last 30 min)Speed measurementsEndpoint details
#1Provider / route
NovitaAInovita/fp8
Uptime (last 30 min)99.67%Speed measurements
500-token response
24.98 s
Response starts
1.17 s
Output speed
21.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$0.7 / 1M tokens
Output price
$2.5 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
99.67%
Context
64K
#2Provider / route
Azureazure
Uptime (last 30 min)91.92%Speed measurements
500-token response
7.55 s
Response starts
1.05 s
Output speed
77.0 tok/s
Endpoint details
Input price
$1.48 / 1M tokens
Output price
$5.94 / 1M tokens
Uptime (30 min)
91.92%
Context
163.8K

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R1 endpoint guide

How to interpret the Most Reliable R1 Inference Providers

2 of 2 R1 endpoints currently have the published data required for this ranking. NovitaAI leads at 99.67% via novita/fp8. The table keeps unranked routes visible so missing measurements do not look like missing provider availability.

How recent uptime is ranked

The reliability ranking uses the published 30-minute endpoint uptime measurement. This short operational window can reveal current instability, but it is not a service-level agreement or a substitute for longer-term availability monitoring.

Compare NovitaAI with the next option

Azure currently ranks second at 91.92%. Compare that gap with input and output price, response-start time, output speed, 30-minute uptime, context length, and the exact route before deciding whether first place is meaningful for your workload.

Use the route, not only the provider name

R1 has 2 published provider options, and performance data is matched to each exact OpenRouter routing tag. Different quantization, context, regional deployment, or provider configuration can change price and behavior even when the underlying model name is identical.