ChatGPT down: OpenAI’s chatbot back online after second outage this year

OpenAI’s ChatGPT is back online after experiencing its second outage of the year, briefly leaving thousands of users unable to access the AI chatbot.

Earlier today, more than 20,000 users reported issues with ChatGPT, marking a widespread disruption across multiple countries.

According to Downdetector, which tracks online outages, complaints surged as users struggled to log in or received no response from the AI.

The outage, which began around 9:14 am IST on February 5, affected regular users, businesses, and developers. OpenAI acknowledged the issue at 9:58 am IST, stating that it was investigating.

Shortly after, the company confirmed that some users were seeing recovery signals from API and Sora services.

While the exact cause remains unknown, OpenAI has assured that a fix has been implemented.

This marks the second major disruption this year—ChatGPT previously went down on January 23 for nearly an hour, with users encountering error messages.

Many frustrated users took to social media, particularly X, to report problems during both outages.

Despite the technical setbacks, OpenAI continues to monitor and address service disruptions as they arise.