Gemini possible outage on Jul 11, 2026 — 10 hours incident report
Gemini appeared to experience a possible outage for 10 hours on Jul 11, 2026.
Incident facts
| Service | Gemini |
|---|---|
| Started | Jul 11, 2026 at 13:30 UTC |
| Resolved | Jul 11, 2026 at 23:31 UTC |
| Total duration | 10 hours |
| Peak severity | Possible Outage |
| Detection | Direct availability check |
Timeline
- Possible issue detected
- Confirmed by re-check
- Service responding normally
What happened
On Jul 11, 2026, Gemini appeared to experience a possible outage lasting 10 hours, according to our automated monitoring. The incident was first detected by Are The Bots Down's monitoring system at Jul 11, 2026 at 13:30 UTC and our checks resumed normal results at Jul 11, 2026 at 23:31 UTC. Automated availability checks against publicly accessible endpoints reported the issue during this window. 61 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.