OpenAI’s ChatGPT, one of the world’s most widely used AI-powered chatbots, has been down for more than five hours, leaving thousands of users unable to access the service. The outage, which began around 12 PM (UTC), has affected people across multiple regions, including India, where over 800 users reported issues. OpenAI has acknowledged the problem on its status page, stating that it is investigating the cause, but there is no clarity yet on when the service will be fully restored.
According to DownDetector, a platform that monitors online service outages, users started experiencing problems with ChatGPT earlier today. Reports surged as people found themselves unable to generate responses or log in to the platform. The outage appears to be global, with complaints coming from the U.S., Europe, and Asia. Many users took to social media to express frustration, particularly those relying on ChatGPT for work, research, or educational purposes.
OpenAI updated its status page to confirm that ChatGPT is “currently experiencing issues” and that the team is working on a fix. However, the company has not provided a detailed explanation for the outage or an estimated time for resolution. This incident follows previous disruptions in recent months, raising concerns about the stability of the AI service as its user base continues to grow rapidly.
The prolonged downtime has disrupted workflows for professionals and businesses that depend on ChatGPT for content creation, coding assistance, and customer support. Developers using OpenAI’s API have also reported intermittent failures, suggesting a broader infrastructure issue.
As of now, OpenAI has not shared further updates, leaving users waiting for a resolution. The company’s handling of the outage will be closely watched, especially as competitors like Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude aim to capitalize on any reliability concerns.
For now, affected users can only monitor OpenAI’s status page for updates while hoping for a swift resolution to one of ChatGPT’s longest outages in recent months.
