ChatGPT is down

ChatGPT Not Working for Many Users

ChatGPT isn’t working for many users right now. With numerous reports on social media, we also confirmed that the chatbot loads but isn’t able to respond to queries, while others are seeing an “internal server error” message.

Outage Started Around 1:30PM ET

It looks like the outage started around 1:30PM ET, which is when reports began to spike on Down Detector. At 2PM ET, OpenAI posted an update to its status page, saying ChatGPT, the API, and its text-to-video generator Sora are “currently experiencing high error rates.” An update posted at 2:18PM ET said the issue is “caused by an upstream provider” and that OpenAI is currently monitoring the situation.

OpenAI Working on a Fix

At 3:06PM ET, OpenAI said it’s “continuing to work on a fix.” There’s no mention of an ETA for when access will be restored.

Previous Outages

ChatGPT has gone down a few times in the past several months. Just days after OpenAI released Sora to ChatGPT subscribers earlier this month, the video generation tool and ChatGPT went down for hours. Meanwhile, a widespread outage affecting AI tools brought down ChatGPT in June.

Update, December 26th

Added an update from OpenAI.

Conclusion

ChatGPT’s outage is causing inconvenience to many users, and OpenAI is working to resolve the issue. While there is no estimated time of recovery, users can expect the chatbot to be back online once the issue is fixed.

FAQs

Q: What is causing the outage?

A: According to OpenAI, the issue is caused by an upstream provider.

Q: When will ChatGPT be back online?

A: There is no estimated time of recovery, but OpenAI is working to resolve the issue as soon as possible.

Q: Has ChatGPT experienced outages before?

A: Yes, ChatGPT has gone down a few times in the past several months due to various reasons.

Q: What is OpenAI doing to resolve the issue?

A: OpenAI is continuing to work on a fix and is monitoring the situation to ensure a timely resolution.