Gemini possible outage on Jun 11, 2026 — 10 minutes incident report
Gemini appeared to experience a possible outage for 10 minutes on Jun 11, 2026.
Incident facts
| Service | Gemini |
|---|---|
| Started | Jun 11, 2026 at 10:50 UTC |
| Resolved | Jun 11, 2026 at 11:01 UTC |
| Total duration | 10 minutes |
| Peak severity | Possible Outage |
| Detection | Direct availability check |
Timeline
- Possible issue detected
- Confirmed by re-check
- Service responding normally
What happened
On Jun 11, 2026, Gemini appeared to experience a possible outage lasting 10 minutes, according to our automated monitoring. The incident was first detected by Are The Bots Down's monitoring system at Jun 11, 2026 at 10:50 UTC and our checks resumed normal results at Jun 11, 2026 at 11:01 UTC. Automated availability checks against publicly accessible endpoints reported the issue during this window. 2 status observations were recorded across the lifetime of this incident.
What to do when Gemini appears to be having issues
Detected Gemini consumer issues on gemini.google.com tend to resolve faster than Vertex AI / API-side issues. Google's status.google.com surfaces Workspace-wide events but is slow to acknowledge consumer Gemini specifically.
Most users find it faster to switch tools than to wait. The closest alternatives to Gemini for the same workflows are ChatGPT or Claude.