Early signs suggested the outage was regional, centered in the U.S., with no immediate global-wide impact reported.

Unrelated NDTV Profit references and miscellaneous links were noted as not part of the outage narrative and were disregarded in the summary.

The report also included promotional links for iPhone accessories and disclosed affiliate relationships associated with those links.

OpenAI said it is actively monitoring the situation and will provide further updates as details emerge.

OpenAI Status acknowledged elevated error rates and degraded performance, saying a mitigation was being rolled out to address the disruption.

OpenAI’s ChatGPT outage frustrated thousands of users, with Downdetector tracking widespread problem reports as the service dipped in performance.

This remains a developing story, with updates expected as more information becomes available.

The outage is viewed within a broader AI tools downtime landscape, highlighting competitive dynamics and ecosystem integrations in AI.

The piece promises updates as more information becomes available about the outage.

By the time of reporting, OpenAI indicated some regional services were fully operational in India, hinting at a partial recovery across regions.

Access varied by region and user type (free vs paid), with some areas restoring earlier and others experiencing partial access or delays.

The outage began in the mid-afternoon, impacting all ChatGPT services—from conversations to search, image generation, Codex, and Atlas.