Is OpenAI ChatGPT Down? Current Status and Outages
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Current OpenAI ChatGPT status
OpenAI ChatGPT is working normally
IsDown last checked OpenAI ChatGPT status on at . We've received 237 user reports in the past 24 hours.
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Monitoring since Oct 2025
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131 incidents caught
OpenAI ChatGPT service health over the last 24 hours
This chart shows the number of user-reported issues for OpenAI ChatGPT service health over the past 24 hours, grouped into 20-minute intervals. It's normal to see occasional reports, which may be due to individual user issues rather than a broader problem. Sign up to get alerts when OpenAI ChatGPT is down.
Outage Map
See where users report OpenAI ChatGPT is down. The map shows recent OpenAI ChatGPT outages from around the world.
Top locations, last 24h:
- United States
- United Kingdom
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Recent OpenAI ChatGPT outage reports
See what users report when OpenAI ChatGPT is down and how OpenAI ChatGPT outages affect them.
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🇺🇸 United States of America
keep getting an error message.
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🇩🇪 Germany
cannot send messages from app anymore.
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🇺🇸 United States of America
"Error in message stream".
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🇺🇸 United States of America
Tori - No response from Chat gpt.
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🇺🇸 United States of America
Amy - Chat GPT just quit working..
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🇺🇸 United States of America
Tammy - I was working on a document and it stopped. When I refreshed, all of my projects are gone!! This happened on 5.21.26 @3:25pm EST. Certainly hope I did not lose all my projects!.
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Adam - Cant send the message. Even if sent there is a huge delay in response..
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🇺🇸 United States of America
Getting no response and error messages.
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🇺🇸 United States of America
It keeps saying the stream has been interrupted.
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🇺🇸 United States of America
It’s not working. I pay a subscription and use it all through my day..
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🇺🇸 United States of America
it is not responding - i am receiving this error message Error in message stream.
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🇺🇸 United States of America
I am getting an error message when entering and sending a prompt. The error message says error messaging stream..
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🇨🇦 Canada
Kumar - I am a paid customer. Chatgot has staopped responding and keeps saying "error in message stream".
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🇺🇸 United States of America
No matter what I type into my ChatGPT, I get an error message.
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🇬🇧 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Don - theres an error in the message stream.
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OpenAI ChatGPT Downtime Health — Last 90 Days
In the last 90 days, OpenAI ChatGPT had 54 incidents (1 major outage and 53 minor incidents) with a median duration of 1 hour 47 minutes.
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Major Outages
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Minor Incidents
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Median Resolution
Recent OpenAI ChatGPT outages detected
Full incident reports for recent OpenAI ChatGPT outages, including timelines, affected components, and resolution details.
about 1 hour
Service outage affecting user projects
May 21, 2026 at 03:40 PM
Never acknowledged
24 minutes
May 13, 2026 at 07:08 PM
Detected 19 minutes before
about 1 hour
Users report possible problems with OpenAI ChatGPT
May 13, 2026 at 06:49 PM
about 4 hours
May 10, 2026 at 09:26 PM
| Title | IsDown detected At | Duration |
|---|---|---|
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We have identified that users are experiencing elevated latency and error rates for ChatGPT 5.5 T...
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May 21, 2026 at 10:06 PM UTC
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about 1 hour |
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Service outage affecting user projects
Users report lost access to projects and non-responsive service on 5.21.26. Issues include errors...
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May 21, 2026 at 07:40 PM UTC
Never acknowledged
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about 1 hour |
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We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services.
We are...
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May 21, 2026 at 01:53 PM UTC
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about 8 hours |
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We are investigating the issue for the listed services.
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May 13, 2026 at 10:49 PM UTC
IsDown detected 19 minutes before official update
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24 minutes |
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We are currently experiencing elevated error rates for gpt-5.5.
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May 13, 2026 at 08:22 AM UTC
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about 2 hours |
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We are investigating the issue for the listed services.
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May 11, 2026 at 01:26 AM UTC
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about 4 hours |
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We are observing an issue with follow-up prompts to Codex Cloud tasks failing at higher than expe...
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May 08, 2026 at 03:08 PM UTC
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about 1 hour |
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We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services.
We are...
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May 07, 2026 at 05:17 PM UTC
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about 15 hours |
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We have identified that users are experiencing elevated errors for the impacted services.
We are...
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May 01, 2026 at 01:54 PM UTC
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about 1 hour |
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About OpenAI ChatGPT Status and Outage Monitoring
IsDown has monitored OpenAI ChatGPT continuously since October 2025. Over that time, we've documented 117 outages and incidents, averaging 16.7 per month. When OpenAI ChatGPT goes down, incidents typically resolve within 280 minutes based on historical data.
To check if OpenAI ChatGPT is down, IsDown combines official status data with user reports for early detection. Vendors often delay acknowledging problems, so user reports help us alert you before the official announcement.
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How IsDown Monitors OpenAI ChatGPT
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is OpenAI ChatGPT down today?
OpenAI ChatGPT isn't down. You can check OpenAI ChatGPT status and incident details on the top of the page. IsDown continuously monitors OpenAI ChatGPT official status page every few minutes. In the last 24 hours, there were 3 outages reported.
What is the current OpenAI ChatGPT status?
OpenAI ChatGPT is currently operational. You can check OpenAI ChatGPT status and incident details on the top of the page. The status is updated in almost real-time, and you can see the latest outages and issues affecting customers.
Is there a OpenAI ChatGPT outage now?
No, there is no ongoing official outage. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.
Is OpenAI ChatGPT down today or just slow?
Currently there's no report of OpenAI ChatGPT being slow. Check on the top of the page if there are any reported problems by other users.
How are OpenAI ChatGPT outages detected?
IsDown monitors the OpenAI ChatGPT official status page every few minutes. We also get reports from users like you. If there are enough reports about an outage, we'll show it on the top of the page.
Is OpenAI ChatGPT having an outage right now?
OpenAI ChatGPT last outage was on May 21, 2026 with the title "Elevated latency and error rates for ChatGPT 5.5 Thinking"
How often does OpenAI ChatGPT go down?
IsDown has tracked 119 OpenAI ChatGPT incidents since October 2025. When OpenAI ChatGPT goes down, incidents typically resolve within 280 minutes.
Is OpenAI ChatGPT down for everyone or just me?
Check the OpenAI ChatGPT status at the top of this page. IsDown combines official status page data with user reports to show whether OpenAI ChatGPT is down for everyone or if the issue is on your end.
How IsDown compares to DownDetector when monitoring OpenAI ChatGPT?
IsDown and DownDetector help users determine if OpenAI ChatGPT is having problems. The big difference is that IsDown is a status page aggregator. IsDown monitors a service's official status page to give our customers a more reliable source of information instead of just relying on reports from users. The integration allows us to provide more details about OpenAI ChatGPT's Outages, like incident title, description, updates, and the parts of the affected service. Additionally, users can create internal status pages and set up notifications for all their third-party services.
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