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Anthropic: Major incident: Elevated errors for multiple models
Summary
Anthropic reported a major incident involving elevated errors on claude.ai, Claude API (api.anthropic.com), Claude Code, and Claude Cowork. Started: 2026-08-24 05:06 UTC; resolved: 2026-08-24 08:30 UTC; duration: 3 h 24 min. The final update reported user errors from 04:50 UTC through 07:36 UTC, including requests to Claude Opus 5 and Fable 5.
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What changed
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After: Elevated errors for multiple models
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After: 2026-08-24 05:06 UTC
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After: 2026-08-24 08:30 UTC
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After: claude.ai, Claude API (api.anthropic.com), Claude Code, Claude Cowork
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After: We are investigating elevated errors on requests to Claude Mythos 5, Claude Fable 5, Claude Opus 5, and Claude Opus 4.8. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
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After: We have identified the cause of elevated errors on requests to Claude Mythos 5, Claude Fable 5, Claude Opus 5, and other Claude models and are working on a fix. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
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After: We are continuing to work to resolve issues causing elevated requests on multiple models. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
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After: At this time, we have seen errors stabilize on Opus 5 and Fable 5, and are working to fully resolve success rates on all affected models. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
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After: This issue has been resolved. From 9:50pm PT / 04:50 UTC through 00:36am PT / 07:36 UTC, users saw elevated errors on requests to Claude models, including Claude Opus 5 and Fable 5.
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History of this incident
| When (UTC) | Change | Kind |
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| Major incident: Elevated errors for multiple models (this change) Anthropic reported a major incident involving elevated errors on claude.ai, Claude API (api.anthropic.com), Claude Code, and Claude Cowork. Started: 2026-08-24 05:06 UTC; resolved: 2026-08-24 08:30 UTC; duration: 3 h 24 min. The final update reported user errors from 04:50 UTC through 07:36 UTC, including requests to Claude Opus 5 and Fable 5. | Major incident |
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