Anthropic experienced elevated error rates across Claude Mythos 5.1, Claude Fable 5.1, and Claude Opus 5 for approximately 1.7 hours, affecting both claude.ai and api.anthropic.com. Users reported widespread API and application failures, with only the browser-based chat remaining functional during the incident. The root cause was identified and resolved, with all models returning to normal success rates by 7:10pm PT on September 22, 2026.
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This issue has been resolved. Impact occurred from 5:50pm PT / 00:50 UTC to 7:10pm PT / 02:10 UTC.
We have seen success rates return to normal across affected models, and are monitoring closely to ensure no further issues.
We are continuing to work to resolve errors affecting some models. At this time, requests to Claude Fable 5 and 5.1 and Mythos 5 and 5.1 have returned to normal success rates. We are working to resolve remaining errors affecting Claude Opus 5, and will provide an additional update shortly.
We have identified the cause of elevated errors on requests to Claude Mythos 5.1, Claude Fable 5.1, and Claude Opus 5 and are working on a fix. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
We are investigating elevated errors on requests to Claude Mythos 5.1, Claude Fable 5.1, and Claude Opus 5. We will provide an update as soon as possible.
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