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Anthropic · AIAug 17, 2026, 13:56 UTC

Degraded performance for Claude Opus 5, Claude Sonnet 5

MinorNot disclosedUpdated 38h ago
Aug 17, 13:56 UTCAug 17, 15:29 UTC
Duration
1h 33m
Impact
Minor
Root cause
Not disclosed
Anthropic, 90 days
94 incidents
Affected
claude.aiClaude API (api.anthropic.com)Claude CodeClaude Cowork
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Final update

This incident has been resolved.

Timeline

  1. Resolved · Aug 17, 15:29 UTC
    This incident has been resolved.
  2. Monitoring · Aug 17, 14:39 UTC
    A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
  3. Investigating · Aug 17, 14:25 UTC
    Claude Opus 5 is operational. Claude Sonnet 5 is degraded. We are investigating.
  4. Investigating · Aug 17, 13:56 UTC
    We are investigating elevated errors on requests to Claude Opus 5. We will provide an update as soon as possible.

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