Earlier today, users across the globe experienced issues accessing ChatGPT, with the official website showing error pages instead of the usual chat options. Official apps and integrations also appeared to be down. According to OpenAI’s status page, the company was investigating “elevated error rates” causing the disruption.
ChatGPT was temporarily down due to “elevated error rates,” as reported by OpenAI. This typically means there was a technical issue on their servers, preventing users from accessing the service. OpenAI mentioned they were investigating the cause of the disruption, but these types of outages can occur for various reasons, such as server overloads, maintenance issues, or bugs in the system. The problem seems to have affected both the website and official apps for a period of time, leaving many users unable to use the service.
The problem began around noon UK time, leaving many people frustrated, especially those relying on ChatGPT for work or study. “ChatGPT down in the middle of the workday, I’m about to get fired!” one user joked on X, highlighting the impact the outage had on tasks like coding and essay writing.