OpenAI's ChatGPT Suffers Major Outage, Millions Affected, Services Restored After 2.5 Hours

Jun 4, 2024, 03:28 PM

On June 4, 2024, OpenAI's ChatGPT experienced a major outage, leaving millions of users globally without access to the popular AI tool. The outage, which lasted approximately 2.5 hours, affected both the website and the app. Users reported issues across various platforms, including the ChatGPT Mac app. The downtime led to a surge in traffic to alternative AI services such as Claude, Gemini, and Perplexity, which also experienced disruptions. OpenAI is currently investigating the cause of the unexpected glitch. By the afternoon, ChatGPT services were restored, allowing users to resume their activities.