Is Claude down?
Sort of — Claude is having issues.
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Claude is Anthropic's AI assistant for conversation, writing, analysis and coding, used through its web app and API.
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As of 10/13/2026, 2:52:41 PM, Anthropic reports Claude as having issues.
Is it just you?
Probably just youNo recent issue reports from other users.
Are you having issues?
What you might be seeing
- Errors or blank responses
- Intermittent failures
- Unexpected timeouts
Affected: Text, Tools, Login, Billing, Rate limits
What you can do now
- Retry later
- Switch modality if available
- Pause high-volume workflows
- Switch to a smaller or faster model
- Reduce output length
Outages like this usually last
~73 min
Last time: Elevated errors on platform.claude.com — back in ? min.
Working right now
Common questions
Why is Claude not working for me?
Claude is currently having service-side problems, so it is probably not you. Errors or blank responses. Intermittent failures.
How long do Claude outages usually last?
Based on recent Anthropic incidents we have tracked, outages like this typically resolve in about 73 minutes, though major incidents can take longer.
What can I use while Claude is down?
Right now these comparable AI services report themselves as up: Gemini, Grok, Perplexity, DeepSeek.
Does Claude have an official status page?
Yes — Anthropic publishes an official status page at https://status.anthropic.com; this page mirrors it.
How reliable is Claude?
Over the last 30 days Claude had 10 incidents totalling about 199 minutes of disruption, for 99.5% uptime — #19 of 35 of the AI apps we track. The longest single incident lasted about 500 minutes.
How often does Claude go down?
Claude has had 10 incidents in the last 30 days, most recently on October 7, 2026. See the full outage history below.
How reliable is Claude?
99.5%
uptime · last 30 days
10
incidents · 30 days
500m
longest outage
#19 of 35
reliability rank
Over the last 30 days Claude had 10 incidents totalling about 199 minutes of disruption, for 99.5% uptime — #19 of 35 of the AI apps we track. The longest single incident lasted about 500 minutes.
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Recent Claude incidents
How we know
This verdict is Anthropic's own reported status, read every five minutes. Reports from people on this page are shown alongside it, never mixed into it.