ChatGPT Experiences Widespread Outage for Paid Users, OpenAI Working on Fix

Is ChatGPT down? You're not alone. Here's what OpenAI is saying

If you're running into problems with ChatGPT this morning, you're not alone. Just after 8:30 a.m. ET, reports began surfacing that paid users were experiencing quite a few errors when trying to converse with the chatbot. In some cases, ChatGPT responds with an error message; in others, it doesn't respond at all. The outage‑tracking website DownDetector showed a spike in reports about that time. Reports were declining but still present by 9:45 a.m. ET. ZDNET's parent company, Ziff Davis, also owns DownDetector. Also: My 8 ChatGPT Agent tests produced only 1 near-perfect result - and a lot of alternative facts OpenAI confirmed the issue on its status page, saying there were "Elevated errors on ChatGPT for all paid users." It added that it was working on mitigation. At the time of this writing, the issues had persisted for about 90 minutes. The status page noted that the "Conversations" component was experiencing the most elevated error rates. OpenAI hasn't pinpointed a cause, but it is interesting the problems are only happening for paid users. The company rolled out ChatGPT Agent, which can handle complex tasks from start to finish, like scheduling an appointment for you or updating a spreadsheet with new data, to $200 a month Pro subscribers last week and to $20 a month Plus users today. This means there's a good chance paid users are rushing to test out the new feature this morning, putting a little more strain than usual on systems. Also: How ChatGPT actually works (and why it's been so game-changing) The AI tool experienced a 15‑hour outage last month. This present issue doesn't seem as widespread, but it's still fairly frustrating for affected users. OpenAI's other services, like Playground, Sora, and APIs, weren't experiencing any trouble. Since the company is aware of the error and actively working on a fix, the errors hopefully shouldn't last too much longer.

Is ChatGPT down? Live updates as we track issues with the site and app

Whether you're asking ChatGPT for a morning update, a topical question, or really want to give the new Agent mode a try, it appears that OpenAI's main product is having some issues this morning. As evident from over 1,500 reports in the US and nearing 1,000 reports in the UK on Down Detector - a site that tracks issues with platforms - and an update on OpenAI's own status page, ChatGPT is having some issues this morning. Interestingly, according to the bulletin posted, this interruption appears not to be impacting free ChatGPT users. OpenAI writes, "Elevated errors on ChatGPT for all paid users," but the teams are working on a fix. This is one of the more recent ChatGPT outages and doesn't yet seem as widespread as previous ones, which have taken down the whole AI chatbot for several hours. Either way, stick with TechRadar as we're now live blogging the issues impacting ChatGPT.

ChatGPT facing widespread outage, OpenAI claims it's working on...

ChatGPT is facing a spike in outages on Monday morning as OpenAI says it's working to fix the bugs. OpenAI reported on its status page on Monday that it was experiencing a widespread outage impacting its popular AI chatbot. According to the Downdetector status page, a dramatic spike in outage reports began around 7:00 AM EDT on Monday. The most severe impact appears to be on ChatGPT. A specific alert indicates "elevated errors on ChatGPT for all paid users," noting that the issue has been "ongoing for 24 minutes" and "affects ChatGPT." OpenAI has acknowledged the problem, stating, "We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services. We are working on implementing a mitigation."