It’s hard to overestimate the role of GPT chats in our lives. They:
- answer questions;
- write texts;
- draw pictures;
- help make choices;
- and simply entertain.
You quickly get used to this. And then a glitch in the program, like what happened with Open AI ChatGPT in December 2024, becomes a real disaster.
Why might ChatGPT not work?
Despite all its realism, any ChatGPT is a program. It’s an algorithm written by IT professionals and supported by servers.
So why might there be a malfunction?
There are many reasons:
- accumulation of system errors;
- technical malfunctions of equipment;
- limitation of server working capacity;
- DDoS attacks;
- issues with the service provider and so on.
In some regions of the world, programs like OpenAI ChatGPT are blocked by government decision. And users located within the territory of this state cannot access the chat.
Is ChatGPT Down Right Now?
Currently, there are no disruptions in the operation of OpenAI’s ChatGPT. The program is functioning normally in most countries. The largest outage occurred on December 26, 2024, and lasted for 3 hours and 40 minutes.
Official representatives stated that the cause was due to issues with the provider’s system.
What to do if ChatGPT is unavailable?
If you cannot access ChatGPT, first, determine the cause. According to DownDetector, 95% of outages are due to website or application malfunctions. Simply reloading the page or re-entering the application usually restores access to the chat.
If that didn’t help, the issue might be more serious. In this case, contact OpenAI support to find out what’s wrong. There is a support section in the app, and online there is an official Discord channel.
According to statistics from the official OpenAI website, ChatGPT’s uninterrupted operation accounts for 99.37% of the total time. Therefore, there is no need to worry about frequent failures. But if such an incident occurs, the easiest way is to contact customer support and wait for the specialists to fix the system. To date, the most serious ChatGPT OpenAI outage did not last more than four hours.