Documentation Content Loading Issues
A record of the Cohere incident on August 5, 2026 (UTC): start time, duration and severity, plus current status, what to do, and alternatives.
Other providers down at the same time
3 other incident(s) at different providers overlapped with this one. It may not have been limited to a single service — several providers were degraded at once.
- OpenAIElevated errors with image generation
- OpenAIIssues with Custom GPT actions
- OpenAIElevated errors in ChatGPT conversations with files
Derived from our own archive of official status pages across 13 providers. Items lasting more than 24 hours and unresolved items are excluded, as they would misrepresent the moment.
How big was this outage?
This outage lasted 57 minutes. Across 6 major incidents recorded for Cohere, the median duration is 68 minutes, making this the 5th longest.
Shorter than a typical outage.
Only incidents recorded as major-or-worse and already resolved are counted.
Current status
Cohere is operating normally now. This incident has been resolved.
See current Cohere status →What you can do during an outage
Source: Cohere's official status page.
Other Cohere incidents
- Multiple Endpoint DisruptionsSeptember 1, 2026
- Dashboard Login Service DisruptionJuly 23, 2026
- /audio/transcriptions endpoint returns error for audio files with unexpected sampling rateJune 1, 2026
- Docs Platform Degraded PerformanceApril 20, 2026
- Multiple Model DisruptionsApril 13, 2026