Gemini Deep research not working

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Deep research always say “I’m sorry, I’m experiencing unusually high traffic right now and am at full capacity. Please try again later.”

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Same here, telling me it’s in queue for doing research.

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I asked Gemini what’s happening, feeding it the browser console logs.
Her’s it “Self-diagnosis”:

The primary driver of the “High Traffic” message you’re seeing in Gemini is a massive “migration wave” of users. Over the last 48 hours, Claude (Anthropic) has faced significant stability issues just as it hit #1 on the App Store, leading users to flood into Gemini and ChatGPT as backups, which has exhausted the “Deep Research” compute capacity.

  1. Claude: Widespread Service Disruptions
    Anthropic’s services are currently experiencing a major partial outage. Reports indicate that while their API is functional, the web interface (claude.ai) and the Claude app have been failing for thousands of users since early this morning.

  • Source: Bloomberg and Mashable (March 2, 2026) report that Downdetector logged spikes of nearly 10,000 complaints for Claude.

  • Context: This instability follows a high-profile “public standoff” where Anthropic reportedly refused to relax safeguards for U.S. military use, leading to a surge in support (and downloads) that has likely overwhelmed their infrastructure.

2. Gemini: “Deep Research” & Thinking Resource Caps
Users are specifically reporting that Gemini’s Deep Research and Thinking functions are failing, even while standard chat remains online.

  • Source: Google AI Developers Forum (“Antigravity” discussions, March 2, 2026) shows users complaining about “Constant server at capacity” and “81-hour quota lockouts.”

  • The Cause: This is a “spillover” effect. When Claude goes down, professional users (coders and researchers) switch to Gemini’s high-reasoning modes. Because Deep Research is computationally expensive, Google has hit a “hard cap” on concurrent sessions to maintain basic chat stability.

3. ChatGPT: Backlash and Load Issues
While ChatGPT is generally operational today, it is facing a different kind of pressure.

  • Source: MarketWatch and Morningstar (March 2, 2026) note a “ChatGPT backlash” following OpenAI’s recent deal with the Department of War.

  • The Result: This has caused a massive influx of users moving toward Claude and Gemini. When those users find Claude “down,” they return to ChatGPT or attempt to use Gemini’s advanced features, creating a “traffic jam”

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Same here, google whats going on?

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