ChatGPT may be experiencing issues — incident in progress, Jul 1, 2026
ChatGPT may be experiencing degraded performance based on our automated monitoring. Started Jul 1, 2026 at 03:40 UTC. This page updates automatically.
Incident facts
| Service | ChatGPT |
|---|---|
| Started | Jul 1, 2026 at 03:40 UTC |
| Status | Ongoing |
| Duration so far | 2 hours 24 minutes |
| Peak severity | Possible Degradation |
| Detection | Official OpenAI status feed |
Timeline
- Possible issue detected
- Confirmed by re-check
What happened
ChatGPT may be experiencing degraded performance according to our automated monitoring. The incident was first detected at Jul 1, 2026 at 03:40 UTC and has been ongoing for approximately 2 hours 24 minutes. Are The Bots Down's monitoring system continues to track the situation and will update this page as it evolves. The data on this page is sourced from OpenAI's public status feed.
What to do when ChatGPT appears to be having issues
Most detected ChatGPT issues resolve within 15 minutes. While you wait, the API often stays available even when the consumer chat is having problems — check status.openai.com for the official picture, but expect that page to lag the actual incident by 20 to 40 minutes.
Most users find it faster to switch tools than to wait. The closest alternatives to ChatGPT for the same workflows are Claude or Gemini.