Is Google Gemini Down? Complete Troubleshooting Guide (2026)

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Is Google Gemini Down? How to Check Status and Fix Issues

Google Gemini powers everything from casual AI conversations to enterprise API integrations. When Gemini goes down, it disrupts developers relying on the Gemini API, businesses using Gemini in Google Workspace, and millions of users.

Quick Status Check

API Status Check — real-time Gemini monitoring
Google Cloud Status — official Google status
Try incognito mode — rule out browser issues

Gemini API vs Web App: Different Failure Modes

Gemini has two primary interfaces that fail differently:

Web App (gemini.google.com): Consumer chat, tied to Google auth, outages affect all users
API (ai.generativelanguage.googleapis.com): Developer access, rate limits and quotas cause individual failures

Key insight: The web app can be down while the API works fine (and vice versa).

Common Error Codes

Code	Meaning	Fix
429	Rate limit exceeded	Implement exponential backoff
500	Google server issue	Retry with backoff
503	Service unavailable	Wait and retry
RESOURCE_EXHAUSTED	Quota exceeded	Upgrade tier or reduce frequency

Troubleshooting Steps

Confirm it's not just you — check apistatuscheck.com
Check your Google account — correct account? Gemini Advanced subscription?
Clear browser data — cache, cookies, extensions
Check network — VPN? Firewall? Regional restrictions?
API-specific — verify API key, check quotas, test minimal request
Check known issues — status.cloud.google.com
Wait and retry — most outages resolve in 15-60 minutes

Monitor Gemini Proactively

async function checkGeminiHealth() {
  try {
    const response = await fetch(
      'https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1/models?key=YOUR_API_KEY'
    );
    console.log(response.ok ? '✅ Gemini operational' : `⚠️ Status ${response.status}`);
  } catch (error) {
    console.log('🔴 Gemini unreachable');
  }
}

What to Use When Gemini Is Down

OpenAI ChatGPT/GPT-4 — most popular alternative
Anthropic Claude — strong for reasoning and code
Meta Llama — self-hosted option

Monitor all of them at apistatuscheck.com.

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