diff --git a/ai/tools/real-world-performance.ts b/ai/tools/real-world-performance.ts
index 058b41a..a2ec50d 100644
--- a/ai/tools/real-world-performance.ts
+++ b/ai/tools/real-world-performance.ts
@@ -7,6 +7,19 @@ import type {
   RealWorldPerformanceOutput,
 } from "@/types/real-world-performance";
 
+class RecoverableCruxApiError extends Error {
+  constructor(message: string) {
+    super(message);
+    this.name = "RecoverableCruxApiError";
+  }
+}
+
+function isRecoverableCruxApiError(
+  error: unknown,
+): error is RecoverableCruxApiError {
+  return error instanceof RecoverableCruxApiError;
+}
+
 const realWorldPerformanceInputSchema = z.object({
   url: z.string().describe("The URL to analyze for real-world performance"),
   devices: z
@@ -66,7 +79,7 @@ async function fetchPerformanceData(
 
         if (!response.ok) {
           if (response.status === 400) {
-            throw new Error(
+            throw new RecoverableCruxApiError(
               `CrUX API failed for ${strategy} (${response.status}): URL may be invalid, not in CrUX dataset, or contains query parameters. URL: ${url}`,
             );
           }
@@ -188,7 +201,11 @@ async function getRealWorldPerformance(
         const results = await Promise.allSettled(promises);
 
         // Track errors for better error messages
-        const errors: { device: string; error: string }[] = [];
+        const errors: {
+          device: string;
+          error: string;
+          recoverable: boolean;
+        }[] = [];
 
         const mobileData = deviceOrder.includes("mobile")
           ? (() => {
@@ -205,19 +222,29 @@ async function getRealWorldPerformance(
                 mobileResult.reason instanceof Error
                   ? mobileResult.reason.message
                   : "Unknown error";
-              errors.push({ device: "mobile", error: errorMessage });
+              const isRecoverableError = isRecoverableCruxApiError(
+                mobileResult.reason,
+              );
+              errors.push({
+                device: "mobile",
+                error: errorMessage,
+                recoverable: isRecoverableError,
+              });
               Sentry.logger.warn("Mobile CrUX data fetch failed", {
                 url: normalizedUrl,
                 error: errorMessage,
+                recoverable: isRecoverableError,
               });
-              Sentry.captureException(mobileResult.reason, {
-                tags: {
-                  component: "real-world-performance-tool",
-                  operation: "fetchPerformanceData",
-                  strategy: "mobile",
-                },
-                extra: { url: normalizedUrl },
-              });
+              if (!isRecoverableError) {
+                Sentry.captureException(mobileResult.reason, {
+                  tags: {
+                    component: "real-world-performance-tool",
+                    operation: "fetchPerformanceData",
+                    strategy: "mobile",
+                  },
+                  extra: { url: normalizedUrl },
+                });
+              }
               return null;
             })()
           : null;
@@ -237,19 +264,29 @@ async function getRealWorldPerformance(
                 desktopResult.reason instanceof Error
                   ? desktopResult.reason.message
                   : "Unknown error";
-              errors.push({ device: "desktop", error: errorMessage });
+              const isRecoverableError = isRecoverableCruxApiError(
+                desktopResult.reason,
+              );
+              errors.push({
+                device: "desktop",
+                error: errorMessage,
+                recoverable: isRecoverableError,
+              });
               Sentry.logger.warn("Desktop CrUX data fetch failed", {
                 url: normalizedUrl,
                 error: errorMessage,
+                recoverable: isRecoverableError,
               });
-              Sentry.captureException(desktopResult.reason, {
-                tags: {
-                  component: "real-world-performance-tool",
-                  operation: "fetchPerformanceData",
-                  strategy: "desktop",
-                },
-                extra: { url: normalizedUrl },
-              });
+              if (!isRecoverableError) {
+                Sentry.captureException(desktopResult.reason, {
+                  tags: {
+                    component: "real-world-performance-tool",
+                    operation: "fetchPerformanceData",
+                    strategy: "desktop",
+                  },
+                  extra: { url: normalizedUrl },
+                });
+              }
               return null;
             })()
           : null;
@@ -310,11 +347,11 @@ async function getRealWorldPerformance(
         const requestedOnlyDesktop =
           !devices.includes("mobile") && devices.includes("desktop");
 
-        // Only throw if we had actual API errors (not just empty metrics)
-        const hasActualErrors = errors.length > 0;
+        // Invalid / unsupported CrUX URLs should degrade to the empty-state UI.
+        const hasBlockingErrors = errors.some((error) => !error.recoverable);
 
         if (
-          hasActualErrors &&
+          hasBlockingErrors &&
           ((requestedBothDevices && !hasMobileData && !hasDesktopData) ||
             (requestedOnlyMobile && !hasMobileData) ||
             (requestedOnlyDesktop && !hasDesktopData))