Is Claude Code Down?

Quickest ways to check the current status of docs.anthropic.com plus recent known issues and working alternatives if it's out.

Last editorial review: 2026-04-22

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Known issues we've tracked

Claude Opus 4.7 (default backing model) brings three Claude-Code-relevant features documented on Anthropic's What's New page: (1) new `xhigh` effort level recommended specifically for coding + agentic work, (2) task budgets (beta header `task-budgets-2026-03-13`) -- give Claude an advisory token budget across the full agentic loop and the model self-paces against a running countdown, (3) high-resolution image support up to 2576px / 3.75MP with 1:1 pixel-coordinate mapping, big upgrade for screenshot-driven debugging. Breaking changes for direct API users: extended thinking budgets removed (use adaptive thinking), sampling parameters (temperature/top_p/top_k) removed, thinking content omitted from response by default (set display=summarized to restore)
2026-04•Anthropic: What's new in Claude Opus 4.7 (platform.claude.com/docs/en/about-claude/models/whats-new-claude-4-7)
2026-04-18 added the `/usage` command -- shows a usage-driver breakdown for the current session, flags cache-miss patterns, and makes it easier to catch runaway token consumption before it ends up on the bill. If your Claude Code sessions surprise you with cost, this is now the first diagnostic to run
2026-04•Anthropic Claude Code release notes
Large file edits occasionally produce malformed output, requiring manual cleanup of partial replacements
2026-03•GitHub Issues
Token consumption on large repos can exceed expectations -- users report $20+ sessions on complex multi-file tasks
2026-02•Reddit r/ClaudeAI

Issues here are sourced from our editorial sweeps, not real-time telemetry. Newer issues may exist.

What to use if Claude Code is down

Top AIToolTier-ranked alternatives in the same category, ordered by our overall score.

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GitHub Copilot

8.3

AI code assistant that lives in your editor -- autocomplete on steroids. As of 2026-04-20 new signups for Pro/Pro+/Student are PAUSED and Claude Opus was removed from Pro (Opus 4.7 remains on Pro+ only)

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Cursor

8.3

AI-native code editor, now agent-first in Cursor 3 -- multi-workspace, cross-platform agents, and Composer 2 (Cursor's own 200+ tok/s coding model)

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Codex (OpenAI)

8.3

OpenAI's cloud-based coding agent -- runs parallel tasks, proposes PRs, and lives inside ChatGPT

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Google Antigravity

8.0

Google's agent-first AI IDE -- deploys up to 5 autonomous coding agents in parallel on a VS Code fork

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Roblox Assistant

8.0

Roblox Studio's agentic AI that plans, builds, and playtests games. Planning Mode (2026-04-16) + Mesh Generation + Procedural Models brings 3D-native creation to 70M+ daily creators

About Claude Code

Tier B (7.8/10). Anthropic's terminal-based coding agent that reads your whole repo and makes real changes -- not just suggestions

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