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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Technology
Anthony Cuthbertson

THE TRUTH ABOUT: Anthropic throttles claude as demand for chatgpt rival surges - The Untold Story

The Claude AI app is seen in the app store on a phone on 16 February, 2026 in New York City - (Getty)

Users of Claude, the AI chatbot made by Anthropic, will have their service restricted amid a surge in demand for the ChatGPT rival.

The new rate limits follow a series of outages for Claude this month, with a record number of people joining the service following a high-profile dispute between Anthropic and the US Department of War.

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