Overview
- Anthropic’s status page says the issue has been identified and a fix is being implemented, with impact largely limited to free Claude.ai users and no estimated resolution time provided.
- Down Detector logged a spike of more than 5,000 Claude complaints at one point before falling to roughly 1,000 in the U.S., with reports coming from multiple countries.
- Earlier tallies showed hundreds of reports concentrated in chat access, while Free Press Journal cited a breakdown of 46% chat, 39% website and 14% app issues.
- Paid subscribers and API clients were reported as minimally affected in some coverage, though many users also posted screenshots of API Error 500 messages.
- Times Now noted separate complaints for Microsoft 365 nearing 300 on Down Detector, while recent weeks have seen repeated Claude disruptions during rapid user growth tied to policy-related attention.