ChatGPT is once again facing an outage across its global user base, with several users reporting no availability of service. The disruption, which was initially flagged by a small number of users, quickly spread across the globe, affecting the chatbot’s service as well as its API. As a result, users relying on ChatGPT for their work and casual activities had to resort to complaining or try using other alternative AI chatbots.
Reports of the outage began to flood social media platforms like X and Reddit around 10:30 AM, with a spike being observed within the next few minutes. Online service trackers like Downdetector and downforeveryoneorjustme.com reported major downtime peaking in the morning hours, with hundreds of users complaining about no service availability.
Users reported various issues, such as being unable to log in, receiving error messages while trying to generate responses, or finding the chatbot unresponsive. The outage appeared to be server-side, as several users found no luck after clearing caches or switching web browsers.
OpenAI acknowledged downtime
An official statement from OpenAI was posted on their status page, acknowledging the outage. “We are investigating reports of a widespread service disruption,” the statement read, without specifying the exact cause. The company confirmed that it was actively working on a solution to restore full functionality as quickly as possible.
However, there was no timeline given for when OpenAI could bring ChatGPT back online. Note that the downtime of ChatGPT also affects the API versions that are integrated in other third-party services.
While OpenAI continues working on a fix to get ChatGPT back online, it remains to be seen whether the company can reduce the frequent downtimes that has been plaguing the service lately. A couple of weeks ago, ChatGPT was found to be down for a substantial period, denying its subscribers the ability to access its services.
Netizens react to ChatGPT downtime
As is the norm, netizens and ChatGPT users couldn’t hold back their meme-making rituals. Check out some of the most hilarious ones we found on X.