Anthropic Quietly Reduced Thinking Power Without User Notice—Experts Say AI Demand Starting to Strain GPU Supply

Anthropic PBC is facing growing concerns over performance changes and rising demand for computing power. (Credit: X/@lopezunwired)

At first, it was more of a feeling than anything clear. Something seemed off. Users began noticing that responses from Anthropic PBC's artificial intelligence tools felt slower, less sharp and at times incomplete.

There was no public announcement. No warning. But for people using the system every day, the shift stood out and was hard to ignore.