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Increased error rates for Claude Fable 5, Sonnet 5, Haiku 4.5 and other models

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Anthropic reports increased request error rates for Claude Fable 5, Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Haiku 4.5 and other models on the status page. claude.ai, Claude API, Claude Code and Claude Cowork are affected, and the cause is being investigated.

Anthropic announced on the Claude Status page that it is investigating increased request error rates for Claude Fable 5, Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Haiku 4.5 and other Claude models. The incident was posted on 25 July 2026 at 21:34 UTC.

According to Anthropic, the incident affects claude.ai, Claude API (api.anthropic.com), Claude Code and Claude Cowork. The company said it would provide an update as soon as possible; neither an estimated resolution time nor the cause of the problem is known at this time. Details can be found in the source article.

What changed

Why it matters

Anyone currently using claude.ai, Claude API, Claude Code or Claude Cowork risks failed or slow responses from the affected models for the duration of the incident. For production integrations built on Claude API, this means a higher error rate until Anthropic resolves the problem.

Two audiences, two different impacts

What this means

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For individuals

If you are currently working with Claude Code, claude.ai or using Fable 5, Sonnet 5 or Haiku 4.5 models through the API, you may encounter error responses.

What to do Check the Anthropic status page and consider waiting until the incident is resolved before making important requests.
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For a business

Companies with production systems that depend on Claude API may experience increased request error rates for the duration of the incident, affecting the reliability of downstream services.

Risks and compliance
What to decide Verify whether production integrations with Claude API have request retries or a fallback solution configured, and monitor the status page for updates.
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Claude Status — incident history official service status · first detected Elevated errors for Claude Fable 5, Claude Sonnet 5, Claude Haiku 4.5, and other models