Is Claude down for you? Here’s what’s going on (Update: Back up)

Update: August 5, 2026 (12:07 PM ET): According to the Claude status site, all affected models are back online.

Original article: August 5, 2026 (9:58 AM ET): If you’re having problems with Claude today, there’s a reason why. Anthropic has confirmed that its AI models are currently experiencing degraded performance. However, they could be back up soon.