Claude: Elevated errors for Claude Mythos 5, Claude Fable 5, and Claude Sonnet 5

Impact: majorStatus: resolvedStarted 2026-08-13 14:33 UTCResolved 2026-08-13 16:08 UTC (1.6 h)3 updatesSource: stspg.io

Summary

Claude reported a major incident involving elevated request errors for Claude Mythos 5, Claude Fable 5, and Claude Sonnet 5, affecting claude.ai, Claude API (api.anthropic.com), Claude Code, and Claude Cowork. It started at 2026-08-13 14:33 UTC and was resolved at 2026-08-13 16:08 UTC, lasting 1 h 34 min; the resolution update named Mythos 5 and Fable 5.

Machine-written from the archived incident (Sol). Check the timeline before relying on it.

Affected components: Claude CoworkClaude API (api.anthropic.com)claude.aiClaude Code

Discussed on Hacker News

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9 points · 4 comments · posted 2026-08-13 13:57 UTC · posted 37 min before the vendor’s first update
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4 points · 1 comments · posted 2026-08-13 14:36 UTC · posted 2 min after the vendor’s first update

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Timeline of updates

investigating2026-08-13 14:33 UTC
We are investigating elevated errors on requests to Claude Mythos 5, Claude Fable 5, and Claude Sonnet 5. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
investigating2026-08-13 15:44 UTC
We are investigating elevated errors on requests to Claude Mythos 5 and Claude Fable 5. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
resolved2026-08-13 16:08 UTC
The issue affecting Claude Mythos 5 and Claude Fable 5 has been resolved.

Rewindex changes for this incident

Major incident: Elevated errors for Claude Mythos 5, Claude Fable 5, and Claude Sonnet 5 2026-08-13 14:33 UTC

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