Outage Guide

Is ChatGPT Down Right Now? How to Confirm and Respond

Outage moments are high-pressure. Use this page to quickly confirm whether ChatGPT is down and decide whether to wait, retry, or reroute work.

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Live probe summary for ChatGPT (updates every 60s on this page)

Latency

HTTP

Region

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Fresh probeRefreshing…

Last updated: 2026-02-27

Incident confirmation signals to trust

Multiple monitors report degraded/down status at the same time.
Official provider status indicates active incident or degraded systems.
Users report similar symptoms across different networks and regions.

What to do in the first 10 minutes

Classify impact: blocked production vs low-priority tasks.
Route critical tasks to your backup assistant immediately.
Pause deep local debugging unless no platform incident signals exist.
Communicate a clear internal status update with next check time.

What not to do during outages

Do not repeatedly re-authenticate unless required.
Do not run broad browser/network resets without evidence.
Do not wait passively if deadlines are active; reroute work instead.

Recovery phase checklist

Validate response quality and latency before moving all work back.
Retry queued prompts in controlled batches.
Document outage timeline and fallback effectiveness for future incidents.

FAQ

Why does ChatGPT look up for some users but down for others?

Regional routing, account tier limits, and uneven traffic balancing can produce mixed symptoms during partial incidents.

How often should I check status during an outage?

Every few minutes is enough. Frequent refresh loops usually add no value.

5-Minute Decision Matrix

Signal	Likely Meaning	Action Now
ChatGPT unavailable for most users	Platform incident likely	Switch critical flows to backup and communicate ETA uncertainty.
Only specific account/session affected	Auth/session issue likely	Re-authenticate once and retry in private mode.
ChatGPT slow but not fully down	Degraded performance	Throttle non-critical tasks and reroute priority tasks.

Incident Update Template (Copy/Paste)

[Incident update] ChatGPT reliability issue

- Current impact: [blocked/degraded] workflows
- Scope: [team/service/region]
- Verification: live monitor + official status check completed
- Mitigation: switched critical tasks to backup assistant
- Next check-in: [UTC time in 5-10 minutes]