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Is ChatGPT down right now? How to check in thirty seconds, and what to do while it is

November 10, 2026

Open the OpenAI status page, status.openai.com; if it shows an incident on ChatGPT, it is down for everyone and there is nothing to fix on your side. If it is green, check Downdetector for a spike in ChatGPT reports in the last hour; a spike with a green status page means an outage they have not posted yet. If both are quiet, it is you: a stale session, an extension, a VPN or a full conversation. Each fix is below. If you need an answer in the meantime, nixm works without an account and keeps no transcript.

Thirty-second check: everyone, or just you

  1. The status page. status.openai.com lists ChatGPT as its own group, separate from the API. A posted incident means it is them; the page also says when they last updated, which tells you whether the fix is minutes or hours away.
  2. Downdetector. Its ChatGPT page is reports from users, so it moves before the status page does. A spike in the last hour with a green status page means an outage that has not been acknowledged yet. Wait fifteen minutes before touching anything.
  3. Another device. Open ChatGPT on your phone on mobile data. If it works there, the problem is your network, browser or account, and the fixes below apply.

Five things that look like an outage and are not

A stale session. You were logged in for days; the token expired mid-conversation and the page half-loads. Sign out, close the tab, sign back in. An extension. Ad blockers, privacy extensions and Grammarly-type tools break the stream. Try an incognito window; if it works there, disable extensions one by one. A VPN or a corporate network. OpenAI blocks some ranges; switch the VPN off or to another country. A conversation that has hit its length. The page says so in a small line, or just stops answering; start a new chat, pasting a summary of the old one. The full version is in the maximum-length error. A rate limit. "Too many requests" is a cap, not an outage; it clears on its own, and the too-many-requests page says how long.

The messages, and what each means

"ChatGPT is at capacity right now" is load: everyone, wait, or use the app, which sometimes gets through when the web does not; details in ChatGPT at capacity. "Something went wrong" is the general error, usually a dropped connection mid-answer: regenerate once, then reload; six causes are sorted in ChatGPT something went wrong. A page that loads but never answers, with no message, is almost always an extension or a network device in the way. The broader list is in ChatGPT not working.

While it is down

nixm has no capacity queue and no hourly cap; you buy credits once, they never expire, and each message costs one. You can start without an account in the time it takes ChatGPT to refresh, and no transcript of what you type is kept. The signal dissolves seven days after it was made unless you extend it. It is not ChatGPT, and it does not have your ChatGPT history; it is a place to keep working while theirs is down, and a place to think without leaving a record, which some people keep using afterwards. Alternatives that keep an account and a history are compared in ChatGPT alternatives.

How long do ChatGPT outages last

Most incidents on the status page resolve within an hour or two; the big ones, a few times a year, run most of a day. Partial outages (one model, one region, voice only) are more common than full ones and are often not posted at all, which is why Downdetector is the second check and not the first. If it is Gemini that has stopped answering, here is the same check for Gemini.

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frequently asked

Is ChatGPT down right now?

Check the OpenAI status page first, then Downdetector for a spike in the last hour. An incident on either means it is down for everyone. If both are quiet, the problem is on your side and the fixes on this page apply.

Why does ChatGPT work on my phone but not my computer?

Then it is not down. The usual causes on the computer are a stale login, a browser extension, or a VPN. Sign out and back in, try an incognito window, switch the VPN off.

How long do ChatGPT outages usually last?

Most clear within an hour or two. A few times a year a large incident runs most of a day. Partial outages affecting one model or region are more common and are not always posted.

What can I use while ChatGPT is down?

nixm works without an account, costs one chat credit a message, and keeps no transcript of what you type. It does not have your ChatGPT history; it is a place to keep working.

Does ChatGPT being at capacity mean it is down?

It means too many people are on at once. Waiting a few minutes or using the app instead of the web usually gets through. It is load, not an outage.

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