Claude AI and Code are experiencing log in issues and slow performance [U]

Update: Anthropic now reports both issues as resolved.

Claude may have climbed up 40+ spots in the App Store this year, but the Anthropic’s AI chatbot is currently down.

No, it’s not just you. Claude users have been reporting service issues this morning.

• Claude hits #1 on the App Store as users rally behind Anthropic’s government standoff
• Free Claude users can now use memory and import context from rivals
• Claude Sonnet 4.6 model brings ‘much-improved coding skills’ and upgraded free tier
• Claude’s free tier now connects to apps, creates documents, more

Anthropic has confirmed that the outage is ongoing as it investigates the issue affecting both Claude Code and Claude.ai.

The issue results in trouble logging in for some, while others are experiencing slow performance. Anthropic says it is working to restore service as expected.

You can track the ongoing outage here, and subscribe to updates to be notified when the server problems are resolved.

Since last month, Apple has allowed Claude Code integration with Xcode for agentic app development.