{
  "id": 5359246,
  "title": "Is OpenAI's ChatGPT Down? Thousands of Users Report Outages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/is-openais-chatgpt-down-thousands-of-users-report-outages",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-03T15:17:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Newsweek",
    "slug": "newsweek",
    "url": "https://www.newsweek.com/outages-openai-chatgpt-grok-claude-gemini-downdetector-12401012"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "OpenAI's ChatGPT faced significant disruptions on Thursday, with tens of thousands of users reporting errors, stalled responses, and failed prompts. The issue impacted users across the United States and internationally, with no confirmed timeframe for full restoration as OpenAI continued monitoring the situation. An OpenAI representative stated that a solution was implemented and being monitored, directing reporters to the public status page for real-time updates. As of early morning, OpenAI's dashboard indicated elevated error rates across ChatGPT and Codex, with the incident ongoing for nearly an hour. Over 35,000 user-submitted outage reports were logged through Downdetector, with the majority concerning ChatGPT. The disruption coincided with similar instability reported by other major AI platforms, including Google Gemini, Anthropic's Claude, and Elon Musk's Grok, according to Downdetector data. Users across these platforms reported various issues, from blank response windows to latency and API disruptions. OpenAI's public status page confirmed elevated errors across ChatGPT and Codex, attributing the problem to a routing error that began around 7:43 a.m. PT on Thursday. The company assured that mitigation measures were in place and that recovery was being monitored. Meanwhile, Google Gemini saw a surge in user complaints, with 48% of reports related to AI generation failures and website issues. Anthropic's Claude also experienced an outage, with most complaints concerning Claude Code and Claude Chat, including latency and API instability. Cloudflare, a critical internet infrastructure provider, reported minor issues, but a spokesperson denied significant disruptions, stating that the company's services were operating normally.",
  "summary": "OpenAI, Gemini, Claude and Grok hit by outages Thursday, user reports spike.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}