AI Service Outages Sep–Oct 2026: OpenAI and Claude Incident Stats
110 incidents from seven official status pages, 2026-09-17 to 10-17, broken down by vendor, severity and duration, with retry, fallback and failover tactics.
Is it down? / Anthropic
Is Claude down?
No issues foundNo user-reported issues in the past 1 hours, and the official status page shows: All Systems Operational.
What problem are you having?
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User reports, past 24 hours 1 total
24 hours agoNow
1Won't load / Errors
Official incidents
Anthropic status page, last 14 days
- InfoIssue with spend limits10/08 05:23
- CriticalElevated errors on platform.claude.com10/07 21:25
- Critical
- CriticalElevated errors for Claude Opus 5.510/06 20:24
- Critical
FAQ
About Claude
Is Claude down right now?
No user-reported issues in the past 1 hours, and the official status page shows: All Systems Operational.
What to do when Claude won't open?
First, confirm whether it's a widespread problem: check the official status and user reports on this page. If it's only you, try switching networks, clearing your browser cache, or using a different browser. When accessing overseas services from mainland China, the network route is the most common cause; use cdnping's IP check to see your exit and split routing.
How do I report a Claude issue?
Just click the matching issue type at the top of this page. No sign-in required. Reports are counted anonymously.
Signal sources
Official status: All Systems Operational
API probe: last reachable · Details
User reports: 0 in 1 hours / usually 0.0 per hour
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Further reading
Claude Code Connection Timeout and Errors: 4-Layer Checklist
Fix Claude Code connection timeouts and errors layer by layer: service status, local network, exit IP and local config. Includes a curl timing command, an error-code table and cdnping tools.
Custom API Endpoint for Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode
Where Claude Code, Codex and OpenCode read the endpoint URL and API key, with copy-paste env vars and config files, a 401/404/timeout fix table and network self-checks.
How to Read OpenAI and Claude Status Pages: Levels & Components
What do none, minor, major and critical mean on OpenAI and Claude status pages? Components, incident stages, lag, and how to cross-check with API probes.